{"id":240,"date":"2021-01-09T17:10:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T11:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/?p=240"},"modified":"2021-01-09T17:10:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T11:40:07","slug":"tastyorangesemolinacake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/2021\/01\/09\/tastyorangesemolinacake\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasty Orange Semolina cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moist Orange Rava Cake<\/h2>\n<p>This tasty orange semolina cake recipe is a keeper. Trust me. Make it in minutes, whipping the batter by hand. The flavour, texture, everything thing about this orange rava cake is so satisfying. Enjoy a thick slice with your cup of tea and you&#8217;ll see what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be using only natural orange juice and orange zest in this recipe. In other words, what we&#8217;ll bake is a moist orange rava cake with absolutely no artificial colours or flavours.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tb2Lj43diQY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p>Maida (all-purpose flour) 80g (approx. \u2154 cup)<\/p>\n<p>Rava (semolina) 110g (approx. \u2154 cup)<\/p>\n<p>Butter 150g (approx. \u2154 cup)<\/p>\n<p>Sugar 150g (approx. \u00be cup), roughly ground<\/p>\n<p>Or 150g (approx. \u00be cup) fine castor sugar<\/p>\n<p>Eggs 3<\/p>\n<p>Baking powder 1 \u00bd tsp<\/p>\n<p>Orange juice 120 ml (\u00bd cup)<\/p>\n<p>Orange zest 1 \u00bd tsp<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp yogurt + 1 tbsp water<\/p>\n<p>Chopped almonds and pistachios for sprinkling on top of the cake<\/p>\n<p>I used two small, thin-skinned Indian <em>santras <\/em>and 1 orange for extracting the orange juice.<\/p>\n<p>With this batter you&#8217;ll be able to bake 1 cake and 2 cupcakes.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Moist-orange-rava-cake.png?resize=500%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"moist orange rava cake\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Moist-orange-rava-cake.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Moist-orange-rava-cake.png?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Procedure<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Extract the juice from 2 regular oranges or 2 small <em>santras<\/em> and 1 thick-skinned orange, like I did, and strain it.<\/li>\n<li>Grate around 1 \u00bd tsp of orange zest.<\/li>\n<li>Add the orange juice to the semolina and set it aside to soak while you start preparing the batter.<\/li>\n<li>Grease a round 7&#8243; pan and line it with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>Sift the all-purpose flour and the baking powder.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, whip the butter till it&#8217;s light and fluffy. Add the coarsely ground or fine sugar to the bowl and cream it along with the butter.<\/li>\n<li>Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition so the mix is light and airy.<\/li>\n<li>Add the soaked semolina and stir the contents of the bowl well, so you have a lump-free batter.<\/li>\n<li>Using a spatula, fold in the flour in two parts.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the yogurt and water and add this to the batter to give it a soft dropping consistency. Add a little more water if necessary. Finally, mix in the orange zest.<\/li>\n<li>Fill 2\/3 of the prepared baking pan and two small cupcake moulds (I used silicone moulds) with the batter. Sprinkle chopped nuts on the top of the cakes.<\/li>\n<li>Bake the large cake at 180 C (350 F) for approx. 35 \u2013 45 mins and the cupcakes at the same temperature for around 17 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moist Orange Rava Cake This tasty orange semolina cake recipe is a keeper. Trust me. Make it in minutes, whipping the batter by hand. The flavour, texture, everything thing about this orange rava cake is so satisfying. 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