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🇲🇦 Morocco dessert

Moroccan Orange Meskouta

A light orange cake perfumed with fresh zest and blossom water.

Prep & cook55 minDifficultyEasyServes6
Moroccan Orange Meskouta

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6
  • 250g plain flour
  • 180g sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 120ml orange juice

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 175°C and line a 22cm round tin.

  2. 2

    Whisk eggs and sugar until pale, then add oil, juice, zest and blossom water.

  3. 3

    Fold in flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder until just smooth.

  4. 4

    Bake for 35–40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

  5. 5

    Cool for 15 minutes and dust lightly with icing sugar.

Chef’s tip

Finely grate only the orange skin; the white pith can make the cake bitter.