Mandarin Tea Cake🍊 | Soft, Citrusy & So Easy to Make

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Here’s a simple mandarin tea cake recipe that comes together in just minutes. Made in one bowl and can easily be mixed by hand or with an electric mixer, it’s soft, fluffy, and full of fresh citrus flavour.

Fresh mandarin juice gives it a bright, fragrant lift, but you can easily swap it for lemon, lime, or orange depending on what you have on hand.

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Kitchen scales
  • Loaf pan

Simply: 

  • Mix all cake ingredients in a bowl 
  • Add to a cake pan
  • Bake
  • Ice and enjoy

Tips & Qs

For optimal results, I recommend measuring ingredients by weight using a food scale, although measuring by volume is also acceptable and commonly used. 

Can I use oil instead of butter?

Yes. Whether you use olive, canola, vegetable, or coconut oil, substituting butter for oil is a great option.

Use 75ml of oil for this recipe instead of butter. 

How to store


The mandarin cake can be kept fresh at room temperature for a maximum of 5 days if stored in an airtight container.

Mandarin tea cake

This mandarin Cake can be easily and quickly prepared without the use of a mixer. This cake is soft, tender, and packed with the refreshing taste of fresh mandarins. It's a perfect everyday cake that is easy to make and improves in flavour over time.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 1 cake
Course: Dessert, Snack
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

cake
  • 250 grams self raising flour
  • 200 grams sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 100 ml milk
  • 100 grams melted butter
  • Juice of 2 mandarins
icing
  • 100 grams icing sugar
  • Juice of 1 mandarin

Method
 

  1. Add all cake ingredients to bowl and mix until a smooth batter is formed
  2. Grease loaf pan and spoon in cake batter
  3. Bake at 180c/355f for 35 mins
  4. Mix icing ingredients together in bowl
  5. Drizzle icing on cake when cake is still warm

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