Orange cake

The cake has a subtle orange flavour. If you have left over oranges, add slices in water for a refreshing drink. Fruit-infused drinks are popular to make water taste better and hence making you drink more. Try with slices of strawberry, lemon or cucumber too. 

Plain flour - 1 and 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp

Orange zest - 1/2 cup

Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Organic eggs - 3
Freshly squeezed orange juice - 1/2 cup

Sieve flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add orange zest too. 

Combine well. In another bowl, beat sugar and butter until well blended. Add essence. Into this, break eggs one by one, beating well each time. Add flour mixture, stirring until combined. Pour the orange juice and stir until evenly moistened. Pour cake batter into greased cake tin. Preheat oven to 180 C. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Quick tip - Store plain flour in the freezer for a year. Bring chilled flour to room temperature before using in baked goods. I do this, though nowadays with all the baking, I have to replenish the flour every few weeks :-)