Cooking Light's Spanish Orange Yogurt Cake |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This cake is very authentic and not very sweet- it really does remind my friend from Spain of home! Ingredients:
1 cup fresh orange juice |
1/8 teaspoon saffron thread, crushed |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 cup sugar |
1 large egg |
1 large egg white |
1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt |
6 tablespoons olive oil |
cooking spray |
3 tablespoons orange marmalade |
1 tablespoon grand marnier |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Place the juice in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Remove from heat; stir in saffron. Let stand 10 minutes.
3. Lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Set aside.
4. Place sugar, egg, and egg white in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed for 5 minutes or until thickened. Add yogurt, beating well. Gradually add oil and juice mixture, beating until well blended. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat just until blended. Repeat procedure with the remaining flour mixture.
5. Spoon batter into a 9-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
6. Place cake on a serving platter. Combine marmalade and liqueur in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; strain through a fine sieve directly onto surface of cake. Discard solids. Spread marmalade mixture evenly over top of cake, allowing excess to drizzle down sides of cake.
7. Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 slice).
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