To enjoy the late afternoon of Sunday and make everything lighter, there is nothing like a warm cupcake fresh from the oven, right? To help you, Guia da Cozinha has selected an orange and honey cake that, in addition to having a soft and tasty dough, is also the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee!
With just a few ingredients, you can make this worry-free cupcake in just 1 hour, then just wait for it to cool in the fridge! Separate the honey and oranges and be surprised by the mix of flavors that combines citrus with sweetness!
Check out the complete step-by-step guide here:
Orange and honey cake
Time: 1h (+4h in the fridge)
Performance: 12
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (tea) sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 2 1/2 cups (tea) wheat flour
- Juice and zest of 2 oranges
- 1/2 cup (tea) honey
- 1 level tablespoon of baking powder
- Margarine and wheat flour for greasing
Syrup:
- 1/2 cup (tea) honey
- 1/2 cup (tea) orange juice
Preparation method:
- Blend the eggs, sugar, margarine, flour, orange juice and honey in a blender until smooth.
- Add the yeast, half of the zest and mix with a spoon.
- Pour into a greased and floured 24cm round cake tin and bake in a preheated medium oven for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- For the syrup, in a pan, mix the honey, orange juice and remaining orange zest and bring to the boil over low heat for 3 minutes.
- Pierce the cake while it is still hot with a toothpick and drizzle it with the syrup.
- Allow to cool and refrigerate for 4 hours. Serve then.
Source: Terra
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