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Orange Drizzle Spelt Loaf Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 100g (½ cup) sugar
  • 30g (2 tbs) butter (softened)
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 100ml (⅖ cup) orange juice
  • 60ml (¼ cup) vegetable oil
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 100g (3½ oz) Greek yoghurt
  • 200g (1¼ cups) white spelt flour (see note 1)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate (baking) soda

Drizzle

  • 2 tbs orange juice
  • icing sugar (as much as needed)

Decoration

  • orange slices

Instructions

Cake:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 175°C (350ºF).
  • Cream the butter and sugar and beat in the eggs one at a time.
  • Add orange juice, oil, vanilla extract, and yoghurt and beat until smooth.
  • Sift the flour, baking soda and baking powder together and add to the wet ingredients, stirring until incorporated.
  • Pour into a prepared loaf tin (mine was 25cm x 12cm / 10" x 4¾") and bake in the lower part of the oven for around 30-40 minutes, just until an inserted skewer comes out mostly clean.
  • Leave to cool in the tin for a while, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Drizzle:

  • Add as much icing sugar to the orange juice until you have a very thick but runny paste.
  • Drizzle over the top of the cake and leave to set. Top with slices of orange, if you fancy it (or, why not use my candied clementine peel, instead?). Enjoy!

Notes

 
  1. You can use spelt or regular flour for this recipe (just use the same amount).
 
Disclaimer:
I have converted grams to cups/ounces/tablespoons using online converters. Although I have no reason to believe they are inaccurate, please be aware that I have not made the recipe with imperial measurements.
In addition, many ingredients are different in Europe compared to North America. I do all I can to offer possible alternatives and to ensure the best possible outcomes for everyone. However, results cannot always be guaranteed if you have not used the same ingredients, measurements or methods as me.
Lastly, I do everything I can to ensure that my recipes (and instructions) are accurate and easy to follow. However, I am human, and don't always get it right. If you notice anything strange, a mistake, or even a typo, please let me know in the comments.