Wet Cake (Islak Kek)

Ingredients

• •150 g margarine
• •3 eggs (room temperature)
• •1 cup sugar (175 g)
• •1 cup flour (115 g)
• •1 tsp baking powder
• •1 packet vanilla
• •Zest of 1 orange
• •For the topping:
• •Zest and juice of half a lemon
• •1 small cup powdered sugar (50 g)
• •1 cup orange juice (200 ml)
• •Zest of 1 orange
• •To garnish: 1 orange

Preparation

1. 1

   Heat your oven to 160°C. Grease a square or rectangular cake pan and flour it lightly.

2. 2

   Melt the margarine and let it cool slightly.

3. 3

   Mix all the topping ingredients in a bowl and set the mixture aside for later use.

4. 4

   Whisk the eggs and sugar at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the warm margarine and orange zest and whisk 1 more minute.

5. 5

   Sift the flour, vanilla and baking powder together into a bowl, add to the egg mixture and whisk at medium speed for 1 minute. Pour the cake batter into the pan.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour.

7. 7

   After the cake comes out of the oven, let it sit 5 minutes, then turn it out upside down onto a serving plate. After 3 minutes, pierce the top in 7-8 places with a fork.

8. 8

   Slowly spoon the prepared orange mixture over it so it soaks in.

9. 9

   Grate the zest of the orange you'll use for garnish and sprinkle over the cake.

10. 10

    Serve once cooled.

11. 11

    Note: Be sure to make this cake in a square or rectangular pan; since it's a wet cake, other pans won't let it absorb the sauce fully.