Eggless Orange & Prune Cake

 

My daughter loves oranges and she had been asking me to bake some orange cake for her… So, this one is for my little angle…'

INGREDIENTS

Dry Bowl
All Purpose Flour	2 + 1/4 cup
Baking Powder	1+1/2 tsp
Baking Soda	1+1/2 tsp
Salt	1/4 tsp
Powdered Sugar	6 tbsp
Wet Bowl
Condensed Milk	1 tin
Fresh Orange Juice	1 cup
Orange Zest	1 tbsp packed or zest of two oranges
Lemon Juice	2 tsp
Orange Essence	1 tsp (1/2 tsp if using oil based)
Pitted Prunes	1/3 cup – chopped
Walnut	1/4 cup chopped
Butter	1/4 cup  (-) 1 tbsp
Oil (canola)	1/2 cup

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 180˚C and grease a 9” baking pan
• Sieve flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together for a couple of times enabling the ingredients to mix well.
• In a big bowl mix well all the wet ingredients alongwith sugar, prunes and walnut.
• Now, slowly add the flour mix to the wet mixture and gently fold till a smooth lump batter is ready.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake it at 180˚C for 25-30 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Note:

• Rotate the pan mid way (after 12 or 15 min) for even cooking.
• Prunes and walnuts are optional
• Butter is optional.  You can use 3/4 cup of oil instead of butter.