Whole Orange Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 100 g Light olive oil or canola oil
• 250 g White sugar (Additional sugar is sprinkled over the batter before baking; amount not specified.)
• 1 Navel orange (Use whole, unpeeled; cut into quarters.)
• 3 Eggs
• 130 g Natural yoghurt
• 250 g Plain flour
• 15 g Baking powder
• Salt (1 pinch)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare a cake tin for the batter. Cut the whole unpeeled orange into quarters.

2. 2

   Place the sugar, quartered orange, and eggs into the Thermomix mixing bowl. Heat for 3 minutes at 37°C on speed 5.

3. 3

   Add the oil and natural yoghurt to the mixing bowl. Mix for 5 seconds on speed 4.

4. 4

   Add the plain flour, baking powder, and pinch of salt. Mix for 15 seconds on speed 3, just until combined.

5. 5

   Transfer the batter to the prepared tin. Sprinkle the top with sugar; the amount is not specified in the source.

6. 6

   Bake at 180°C for 35–45 minutes, until the cake is baked through.

7. 7

   Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove the cake from the tin and cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

The recipe specifically uses the entire orange, including the peel. The source does not specify the cake-tin size, the amount of sugar for sprinkling, or a doneness test.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• baked
• one-bowl
• citrus
• Thermomix
• vegetarian