Marie-Claude's Orange Cake

This cake is the one my mother is preparing like a chef! It is really simple but excellent. You cannot fail it. Good luck and degustez avec bon! (The cake will look dark orange so if you use black decoration on it, it is a perfect Halloween dessert).

• Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 213 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 2 oranges, zested and juiced
• ⅜ cup vegetable oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix together the vegetable oil, sugar and eggs. Stir in yogurt and orange zest. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the mixture just until blended. Pour the dough into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.

Step 3

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Poke holes in the cake with a knife, and pour the juice from the oranges over the cake slowly until it has all been absorbed.