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Orange Cocoa Loaf Cake

Delishar
9x5 inch loaf

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

Instructions
 

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