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Orange Cocoa Loaf Cake

9x5 inch loaf
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup 128g flour
  • 1/2 cup 64g cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup 169g sugar
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 3/4 cup 175g + 2 tbsp (35g) greek yoghurt (or natural yoghurt)
  • 1/3 cup 74g corn oil / grapeseed / canola
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tsp espresso powder optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 175C.
  2. Spray loaf tin with non-stick spray.
  3. In a large bowl, sift baking powder, cocoa powder, espresso powder, flour, and salt together.
  4. Using your fingertips, rub orange zest and sugar together until moist.
  5. Combine sugar and flour mixture with a whisk.
  6. Then mix in eggs, oil, yogurt, vanilla extract, and orange juice until just combined.
  7. Bake for 50 minutes at 175C or until skewer inserted comes out clean.
  8. Allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes before removing it from loaf tin to cool completely.