Greek yogourt cake with orange
A simple and delicious Greek yogourt cake with a burst of orange flavour
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups (337 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (250 mL) Greek yogourt, plain (we use 2% milk fat yogourt)
- 1 tbsp grated orange zest, tightly packed
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) orange juice
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (300 grams) sugar
- 2/3 cup (160 mL) vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (or 1/2 tsp vanilla powder)
- 3/4 cup (96 grams) icing sugar
- 4 tsp orange juice
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease your loaf pan with vegetable oil and line it with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium size bowl, whisk to combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set it aside.
- 3
In another medium size bowl, mix together the yoghurt, orange juice and orange zest.
- 4
In the bowl of your stand mixer (you can also use a hand held mixer) beat the eggs with the sugar for 2-3 minutes. Slowly add in the oil, followed by the vanilla (extract or powder).
- 5
With your mixer speed on low, carefully add in the flour mixture and then add the yoghurt mixture. Be careful not to over mix.
- 6
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake in the middle rack of your oven for 60-65 minutes. See Recipe Notes
- 7
Remove your cake from the oven and let it cool for approximately 10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.
- 8
While your cake is cooling prepare the glaze. Whisk the icing sugar and orange juice together until smooth and there are no clumps.
- 9
Once your cake is completely cooled, drizzle the glaze over it, allowing it to drip down the sides of the cake.
- 10
Enjoy!