Vegan orange sponge
Author: Edinburgh Foody
Recipe type: Cake
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 8-16
- 350 grams plain flour
- 225 grams caster sugar (white or golden)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- Zest from half an orange (if you have a zester: great! If not, use a sharp knife to shave off the zest and then chop it finely.)
- 250 millilitre orange juice
- 60 grams golden syrup
- 100 grams almond or vegetable oil
- Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Measure out the juice and heat it.
- Add the syrup and oil to the hot juice and mix to dissolve the syrup.
- Pour the juice into the dry ingredients and beat into a smooth batter.
- Pour the batter into a 23 cm cake tin.
- Put into the oven and leave for 45 minutes. Check with a toothpick before removing.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely before cutting and serving.
Recipe by Edinburgh Foody at http://www.edinburghfoody.com/2016/02/16/yummy-orange-sponge-not-an-egg-in-sight/
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