Orange Butter Cake

I made an attempt on baking butter cake again but instead of the classic butter cake, I made one using orange. I got this recipe from 'thelittleteochew' & 'mumto4angels' blog and I find the texture of this cake very soft, fluffy and the aroma of the citrus fruit very pleasant. Furthermore, it uses only the zest and not the orange juice. Do give it a try.

Orange Butter Cake


195g all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
170g butter, softened
225g sugar (I reduced it to 180g)
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
1 1/2 tbsp orange zest
12 tbsp whole milk



1) Preheat oven to 190 degree C and line an 8" cake pan.
2) Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
3) Cream butter & sugar until fluffy for about 2 mins.
4) Beat in orange zest then egg and egg yolk.( If the mixture curdles, just add 1 tbsp of flour & continue mixing.)
5) On low speed, add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk.
6) Switch mixer to med & beat for 10-15 seconds just until batter uniform. The batter should be thick & creamy.
7) Pour into pan and bake for 40 mins or until it turns dark-gold color and cake tester comes out clean.
8) Let it rest in pan for 5 mins then remove.