Moroccan orange cake

A classic, popular recipe for a super-easy, super-moist homemade orange cake is Moroccan meskouta. Measurements are given in American and metric.

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Clodagh McKenna's recipe for Moroccan Orange Cake, as seen in her cookbook, Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries (Kyle Books, 2012).

by Kate Burton

A traditional Moroccan cake typically served for tea or breakfast, meskouta is made with ingredients you likely have on hand, and it doesn’t require a mixer. Extra-virgin olive oil makes it moist on the inside and golden on the outside. The cake is excellent on its own, but for something really special, add whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings.

Replace sugar with xylitol and swap butter and oil for a puréed whole orange in this light and zesty cake, with ground almonds and polenta

Moroccan Orange Cake ~ Light, moist, and so zingy

A moist dessert cake - a reasonably low fat way to indulge cravings for something sweet. My nutritional analysis is based on using fruit sugar (or granulated fructose). This saves calories because you use 1/3 less than ordinary sugar. However, granulated sugar can be used, - just add little more.

Make your own mouthwatering Moroccan orange and almond cake with this recipe by Jean Michel Raynaud, the finest French pastry chef in the Southern Hemisphere.

This Moroccan Orange Cake topped with Citrus Fruit Salad is a perfect dessert. It is light and refreshing with a hint of sweetness.