This cake is delicious, quick to make and low fat – less than 150 kcals and 1g fat per slice
1.5 cups or 225g plain flour
0.5 cup or 110g caster sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
grated rind of half a large orange
2 eggs beaten
1 cup or 280g low fat yogurt
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Orange Syrup:
0.75 cup or 185ml orange juice
1 tablespoon caster sugar
grated rind of half a large orange
Preheat oven to 160 fan forced and grease and line a 2lb or 1kg loaf tin or use a silicone loaf tin – no need to line or grease!
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl and stir through the orange rind.
Combine eggs, yogurt, juice and vanilla and mix into dry ingredients.
Pour into tin and bake for 45 mins – check that a skewer entered into cake comes out clean if you wish.
After 10 minutes, trun out cake onto a cooling rack and then whilst still warm place onto a plate.
Make the syrup by placing the juice of the orange and the sugar into a pan and heat on low for 5 mins until reduced and syrupy. Then stir in rind.
Make holes in the top of the cake with a skewer and whilst cake is still warm, pour half of the syrup over.
Cut into slices and serve with the remaining syrup. Delicious and guilt-free!