How to make zesty fragrant orange cake for winter

Universal, first step of baking cakes. This is creamed eggs sugar n butter. First Cream together eggs and sugar. Then add in butter. Beat for another minute.

Grate an orange for its zest. It's fragrance is harmlessly intoxicating. Besides givin flavor n aroma to the recipe, it also masks the otherwise unpleasant smell of eggs&butter.It's a panacea of bakin

Stir in the batter the sun-kissed aromatic orange zest. Just stir properly. Don't beat

Take your 2 cups flour n mix in the dry ingredients. I used whole wheat cz it's healthier

That's 3tsps baking powder n pinch of salt. I added a bit more baking powder Cz I used whole wheat flour. If using plain/white flour, use 2tsps

In goes some cinnamon powder to the batter. Optional. I love spices hence I'm using here

Mix in the flour mixture to the batter

Homogeneous batter after marrying all ingredients. Time to bake

Grease and dust the pan

Pour in the batter

popping in the oven for 40-50 min, insert a toothpick to check if cooked. If it doesn't come out clean, bake it for 10-15 minutes more

Before popping in oven, Sprinkle any nuts, shaved or whole, choc chips or prunes. Or all of em to make the cake more chunky n fruity

N it should be done like this

Steamy-hot-fresh-out-of-the-oven cake tastes too good. Eat some before coolin it n you'll agree. Love & share