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Chocolate Chip Orange Loaf Cake ~ 橙子巧克力片蛋糕

 Made with oil and yoghurt, this Chocolate Chip Orange Loaf Cake is fragrant, moist with tender crumbs, bursting with orange flavour and slightly melted chocolate chips. It is effortless to make this loaf cake, no need to bring out the mixer, just gather all the ingredients and with a few bowls, you're ready to whip up  this delicious cake.



Chocolate Chip Orange Loaf Cake  ~     橙子巧克力片蛋糕


Ingredients

  • 240 gm plain flour
  • 100 gm caster sugar
  • 1 Tbsp zest
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 'L' eggs
  • 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 30 gm chocolate chips
  • Extra orange juice for drizzling (optional)
Method
  1. Prepare and line a 4.5 x 8.5 inch loaf pan
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt.  Set aside.
  3. Mix the sugar with the zest and pour into the flour mixture.
  4. In another mixing bowl, beat the eggs, add in oil, juice, yoghurt and vanilla.  Mix till well incorporated with a ball whisk.
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture.  Add in the chocolate chips.  Mix till combined.  But do not overmix.
  6. Scoop the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  7. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg.C for 40 mins. till golden brown.  Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.
  8. Remove the cake from the oven.  Poke some holes on the cake and drizzle on some orange juice while cake is still warm.
  9. Let the cake cool for about 10 mins. before removing it onto a wire rack to cool completely.


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