Portuguese Orange & Butter Cake Recipe
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Cake Recipes
Fri, May 4, 2018
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Ingredients
6 eggs1 and 1/2 cups of sugar¾ cup of salted butter, softenedZest from 2 oranges¾ cup of natural orange juice2 and 1/4 cups of flour1 tablespoon of baking powder1 cake form, 24 cm in diameter, greased with butter, lined with parchment paper on the bottom, greased again and sprinkled with flour
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C or 345°F.
- Split the eggs and separate the yolks from the egg whites.
- In a bowl, add the yolks, orange zest and sugar.
- Beat it until well mixed.
- Add the softened butter and beat until creamy.
- Beat the egg whites well.
- To the egg yolks mixture, add alternately the orange juice, flour, baking powder and egg whites.
- Mix everything carefully with a spoon.
- Put the batter into the cake form.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Let it cool and unmold.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Neuza Costa, saborintenso.com *
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