Among fruit cakes, one of the most desired yet often avoided due to its failure to rise is perhaps the mandarin cake. In fact, when the correct method is applied, a mandarin cake rises beautifully. The key to a successful mandarin cake lies in ensuring that the fruit juice does not mix with the batter. Let's proceed with the recipe.
**Ingredients for Mandarin Cake:**
- 4 eggs
- Approximately 8 mandarins
- Juice of 2 mandarins
- 1 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- Half a cup of milk
- Half a cup of yogurt
- 2.5 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 packet of vanilla extract
- 1 packet of baking powder
**Instructions for Mandarin Cake:**
1. Whisk 4 eggs and 1 cup of sugar until the mixture reaches a mayonnaise-like consistency. This means the mixture will whiten and become slightly heavier, which should take about 3 to 4 minutes of whisking. In general, one of the most crucial steps for cake recipes is to thoroughly whisk the eggs and sugar.
2. Add yogurt, vegetable oil, milk, and mandarin juice to the beaten egg and sugar mixture. Whisk well once again.
3. Sift and add flour, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly with a wooden or plastic spatula. When adding flour to the batter for cake and sponge cake recipes, it's better not to use a metal spoon to achieve better rising cakes.
4. Pour the prepared cake batter into a greased mold.
5. Now, for the most important step: Place peeled mandarins, whole, into the cake batter. It is crucial NOT to cut the mandarins; they should be placed whole. If we cut the mandarins, their juice will seep into the batter and the cake won't rise. For a beautifully risen mandarin cake, the fruit should be added whole.
6. After adding the mandarins, bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 40 minutes.
7. Enjoy your mandarin cake!
Mandarin cake is incredibly delicious. Combining the winter favorite, mandarin, with a sweet cake batter will make your tea time a cherished moment. The sponge-like texture of the cake, along with the visual appeal of the whole mandarin in the center, will leave everyone admiring this recipe. Moreover, making mandarin cake is quite straightforward, and it's also budget-friendly. If you prefer to emphasize the mandarin flavor, you can make it without adding vanilla extract as an optional step.
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