Moist Orange & Lemon cake - It was delicious !!!!! Easy to make and a crowd pleaser !!!. Today I am sharing this Moist Orange & Lemon cake! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 15 minutes!
You can cook Moist Orange & Lemon cake with 17 Ingredients and 7 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Moist Orange & Lemon cake:
- For cake:.
- 2 tablespoon orange zest.
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange+lemon juice (in equal parts).
- 1 cup caster sugar.
- 110 gm unsalted butter.
- 2 eggs.
- 1/4 cup sour cream or thick yogurt mixed with teaspoon of lemon juice.
- 1/4 cup milk.
- 1 teaspoon baking soda.
- 1 teaspoon salt (do not use if using salted butter).
- 1 3/4 cup of refined flour.
- For Syrup:.
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange & lemon juice (in equal parts).
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
- For Glaze:.
- 1 cup icing sugar.
- 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange & lemon juice (in equal parts).
Step by step how to cook Moist Orange & Lemon cake:
- Beat room temperature butter with sugar using electric beater till light and fluffy (approx 3-4 min). And then incorporate eggs (1 at a time)..
- Now add orange zest, thick yogurt (or sour cream) & orange+lemon juice in the mixture. Sugar & butter mixture will curdle the moment you add zest, yogurt & juice. Don't worry, it is normal. It will be OK after you add flour in it..
- Sift refined flour, salt & baking soda together and then start adding flour mixture and milk in the sugar & butter mixture in installments. Fold everything well together using spatula. Finally, use electric beater for 20 seconds to mix everything well..
- Preheat your oven on 170 degree Celsius and pour prepared batter in the 9 inch round baking pan. Ensure to line your baking pan with butter & parchment paper. Bake your cake for approx 50 min on 170 degree Celsius. Do check your cake after 45 min by inserting a tooth pick and if it comes out clean, you are good to go..
- When cake is out of oven, let it cool down for 15-20 min and prepare for orange & lemon syrup in the meantime. Mix granulated sugar with orange & lemon juice and bring it to the boil. Ensure sugar is dissolved completed.Now pour this syrup on your warm cake. cake will absorb all the syrup and become super moist..
- Last & final step is glazing the cake. For glazing, You will have to wait till the time cake is completely cool. Mix 2 tablespoon Orange & lemon juice in 1 cup of icing sugar and mix well to ensure no lumps and then pour this glaze on top of your cake..
- Moist orange & lemon cake is ready, decorate with orange zest and freshly cut orange slices before serving.Enjoy!.