By Edu Costa − On Sunday, May 29, 2022, 1 year ago in Cake Recipes
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Delicious & Moist Orange Cake Recipe

Delicious & Moist Orange Cake Recipe

This very moist orange cake (bolo de laranja muito húmido) is very fluffy and really delicious.

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 30 min
Ready In 45 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8

Ingredients

Cake:6 eggs2 cups of sugar (400 grams)2 and 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour1 teaspoon of baking powderJuice and zest of 1 orange1 large loaf panTopping:Juice of 2 oranges4 tablespoons of sugarSugar to sprinkle
Cake:6 eggs2 cups of sugar (400 grams)2 and 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour1 teaspoon of baking powderJuice and zest of 1 orange1 large loaf panTopping:Juice of 2 oranges4 tablespoons of sugarSugar to sprinkle
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Directions

  1. Preheated the oven to 200ºC or 390ºF.
  2. Separate the whites from the yolks, beat the yolks with the sugar, juice and orange zest, until bubbles form.
  3. Add the flour with the baking powder and beat some more.
  4. Beat the egg whites separately until it forms peaks, then fold in the egg whites into the batter.
  5. Place the batter into the pan, greased with margarine.
  6. Place it in the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, insert a toothpick at the end, if it comes out clean the cake is cooked, remove from the oven and unmold.
  7. Squeeze the 2 oranges and mix with the sugar well, prick the surface of the cake gently with a fork, pour the topping over it and with the help of a spoon, sprinkle the cake with some sugar (to taste).

Recipe & Photo Credit: Receitas do Mundo Portugues

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Maria
Maria
Do you beat tge egg whites separately?
1 year ago, Sunday, May 29, 2022
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Edu Costa
Hi Maria, yes, I will update the recipe, it got lost in the translation. 🙂
1 year ago, Sunday, May 29, 2022
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