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Mandarin yoghurt slice



With Mandarin oranges aplenty at this time of the year I was toying with the idea of baking a cake with these sweet-tangy citrus.   The cake was moist and dense but on the whole it was delicious served as breakfast, tea or as a snack.  What I liked most was the crispy sugary crust.












Recipe for Mandarin yoghurt slice

Ingredients
  • 125 gm butter/margarine
  • 5 oz caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 7 oz plain flour
  • 1.1/2  tsp baking powder
  • 250 ml plain yoghurt
  • 1 oz almond meal/ground almond
  • 3 to 4 Mandarin oranges, peeled
  • 1  Tbsp demerara sugar
Method
  1. Sift flour with salt, leave aside.
  2. Cream butter,  and sugar  till light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beat well.
  4. Fold in  sifted flour alternating with yoghurt.  Mix till streaks of yoghurt are no longer visible.
  5. Mix in the almond meal and vanilla.  Mix thoroughly scraping from the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl..
  6. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased and floured 9 inch springform pan.
  7. Top with mandarin orange pieces and sprinkle on the demerara sugar.
  8. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg.C  for 40 to 45 mins., or till golden brown.  Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.
  9. Leave cake to cool in pan before unmoulding and cool completely on a wire rack. 






Comments

  1. Mmmm...this looks nice, I don't have any mandarins left, pity!

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  2. Cheah, You should have post this yummy cake earlier so that I can bake it with the leftovers mandarin oranges. But now I'll bookmark your recipe for next year :)

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    1. You can use other fruits as well, like nectarines or peaches.

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  3. Looks good...I like yoghurt in my cake too...moist and yummy and not to mention it is so much healthier too ! :)

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  4. "crispy, sugary"...my idea of a good time!

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  5. Cheah, i love cakes with tangy fruits :)
    yours look nice! :)

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  6. I think this recipe is great seeing that the fresh mandarins didn't bleed into the cake batter.

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    1. Yes, I thought that the mandarins would be covered up by the batter while baking. Good thing they stayed 'afloat'.

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  7. cheah, do you believe it that i was just able to finish my mandarin ornages just 2 days ago? luckily they are not dried up yet.

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  8. I must make this. I have not baked with mandarin oranges.

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  9. Love the step by step photos and can't wait to make it but you don't mention what temperature the oven should be. Would I be correct in guessing 180'?

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    1. Yes, you're absolutely correct. Thanks for the alert, have edited the post!

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