Orange cake and more baking..

The Orange Cake I saw the other day on Holy Cow ! was soo droolworthy , I had to try it at the earliest , and fortunately I had all the ingredients on hand too...or so I thought..

Ive never had an orange-y cake before...and though I love Oranges Ive never ventured out much in trying orange-y flavors..icecreams etc...maybe I will...soon..

Neway, so equipped by the cointreau called for by Vaishali's recipe and the basic egg-less cake recipe that I have which works to a T every time and garners praises every time (im not kidding) I baked this simple cake which turned out quite great with a distinct orange flavor :

Ingredients:

2 cup white flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp soda

2-3 tbsp Cointreau liqueur

1 cup orange juice

1tbsp vinegar(which I didnt have nd I made w/o, but think will add next time to balance the orange flavor)

Mix the dry ingredients, then add the liquid and mix the batter thoroughly. Grease a cake pan and add the cake batter. Bake for 40 mins in a pre-heated oven at 350F or till knife comes out clear. 

Enjoy !

I also tried this basic whole wheat bread recipe and 1st time I killed my yeast ! and learnt an important lesson about proofing - checking if your yeast is active or not - do not overheat the water ! You want the water to be 100F ..just a bit warmer than your body temperature (which is 96F ) ..

Take 2-3 tbsp of water and add some sugar and the yeast...it should bubble up within 10 mins if it is alive..

So I re-added the yeast and the flour rose the 1st and the 2nd time too..but it subsided again on baking...It was good too taste but a bit flaky ( I have no idea why ) and dense (cause of whole wheat flour, but I did use the whole wheat pastry flour) .. maybe I will try again...maybe I wont...