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Orange Poppy Seed Loaf
Classic poppy seed loaf gets a welcome twist with fresh orange juice for a bright citrus note.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) Tropicana Pure Premium® Orange Juice
- 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) plain 2% yogurt
- 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) all‑purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) poppy seeds
- 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- Glaze:
- 4 tsp (20 mL) Tropicana® Pure Premium Orange Juice
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) icing sugar
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) vanilla
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Line 9‑ x 5‑inch (2 L) loaf pan or grease well.
- In large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. In separate bowl, stir orange juice with yogurt.
- In separate bowl, whisk together all‑purpose flour, whole wheat flour, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture alternately with orange juice mixture.
- Scrape into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 65 to 75 minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool completely.
- Glaze: Stir together orange juice, icing sugar and vanilla. Drizzle over loaf; let stand for 15 minutes.
- Tip: Garnish the cake with candied orange peel on top if desired.
Nutrition
Serving Size: 96 g
| Amount per serving % Daily Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 340 | ||||
| Calories from Fat | 150 | ||||
| Total Fat | 17 g | 26 % | |||
| Saturated Fat | 10 g | 50 % | |||
| Trans Fat | 0.5 g | ||||
| Cholesterol | 90 mg | 30 % | |||
| Sodium | 170 mg | 7 % | |||
| Total Carbohydrate | 43 g | 14 % | |||
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | 14 % | |||
| Sugars | 28 g | ||||
| Protein | 4 g | ||||
| Vitamin A | 10 % | ||||
| Vitamin C | 4 % | ||||
| Calcium | 8 % | ||||
| Iron | 8 % | ||||