Month: September 2016

Orange poppy seed cake

Spring is here and it’s time to experiment on some light and tangy cakes! I’ve always loved the taste of oranges and I thought hmm… let’s make an orange and poppy cake for tea today. One thing I love to use in my cakes is yoghurt. You can use greek yoghurt or vanilla low-fat yoghurt or even buttermilk – they help to make the cake light and moist. This also means that you can cut down on butter slightly so you’ll feel less guilty when eating! Orange poppy seed cake Preparation time: 20 min Baking time: 40min or when skewer comes out clean Nutrition per slice (8 servings) Ingredients 150g unsalted butter 120g caster sugar 300g self raising flour 3 large eggs 150ml yoghurt 125ml freshly squeezed orange juice – about 1 orange Zest 1 orange 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbs poppy seeds Directions Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Grease an 8 inch bundt ring tin Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy Add in the 3 eggs gradually, beating throughly …