Delicious Orange Oatmeal Cake Recipe
The main benefit of orange is its antioxidant properties. There are over 170 different types of photochemicals, including over 60 flavonoids that have anti-inflammatory, antitumor and blood clotting properties. So, see its benefits:
Benefits of Orange: Orange is a citrus fruit rich in Vitamin C , which brings the following benefits to the body:
- Orange helps reduce high cholesterol, as it is rich in pectin, a soluble fiber that makes it difficult to absorb cholesterol in the intestine;
- Orange helps prevent breast cancer, as it is rich in flavonoids, strong antioxidants that prevent cell changes;
- Orange helps to keep the skin healthy and prevent premature aging, as it is rich in Vitamin C , which helps to form collagen;
- Orange helps to strengthen the immune system, as it is rich in Vitamin C ;
- Orange helps prevent atherosclerosis and protect the heart, as it is rich in antioxidants.
So, now that we know the beneficial properties of orange , check out this Delicious Orange Oatmeal Cake Recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
- 200g of butter
- 2 cups of oat flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 dessert spoon of yeast
- 1 cup orange juice + 1/2 cup for the syrup
- 2 cups of sugar + 1 tablespoon for the syrup
PREPARATION MODE:
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
- Grease the mold with butter and sprinkle with flour.
- Squeeze the oranges and separate 1 cup of the juice for the dough and 1/2 for the syrup.
- Separate the whites and yolks and place them in different mixing bowls (the whites in the small one, preferably.
- Beat the butter, sugar and yolks in a mixer until a whitish mixture is obtained.
- When it’s good, turn off the mixer, wash the beaters and put the whites to beat in snow.
- Add the oatmeal , the yeast and 1 cup of the orange juice to the whitish mixture .
- Mix until it forms a uniform mass.
- When the whites are whipped into snow, add to the dough until uniform.
- Place in greased shape and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
- While the cake is baking, place the 1/2 cup of orange juice and 1 tablespoon of sugar in a small saucepan and boil over medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Reserve.
- After the cake is baked (if you stick it with a toothpick, it will still come out moist) remove it from the oven, run a knife on the sides that should be loose and unmold.
- The bottom of ours all stuck to the pan, so we flipped it over again on another plate and it turned out beautiful! Drizzle with the orange and sugar syrup and you’re done!