Eggless orange cake with orange-cocoa buttercream frosting

Ingredients

• Flour - 225 g [about 1 1/2 cups + 2 tablepsoon ]
• Baking Powder - 2 teaspoons
• Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
• Butter - 100 gms,at room temperature
• Condensed milk - 400 g/1 can
• Milk - 200 ml
• Yogurt - 4 tablepsoons
• Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons OR 1 tablepsoon - freshly grated Orange zest

For the Orange-Cocoa Buttercream frosting:

• Butter - 1/2 cup,softened
• Icing sugar - 2 cups
• Cocoa Powder - 3 tablepsoons
• Orange juice - 4-5 tablepsoons
• Orange zest - 1 teaspoon

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Preparation

• Grease and line the bottom of a 9 round cake tin with greaseproof paper/baking parchment/butter paper. Preheat the oven at 150 degrees centigrade.
• In a mixing bowl, assemble the flour, baking powder and baking soda, mix with a spoon and sieve once to make the mixture uniform.
• In a bowl assemble the butter and the condensed milk and beat (with a hand mixer or a wire whisk) until the mixture is combined, about a couple of minutes.
• Mix in the yogurt and beat again. Pour in the milk and beat until the mixture is well mixed.
• Stir in the flour mixture and mix with a spoon, whisk or the legs of the hand mixer before starting to beat again. This will prevent the flour from getting dispersed outside the mixing bowl.
• Beat until the mixture is uniform and smooth and there are no lumps. This shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes with an electric hand mixer/beater.
• Be careful not to over beat as this tends to make the batter stiff which might result into a harder textured cake. Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for an hour at 150 degree centigrade.
• For the Buttercream - Beat together Butter and cocoa powder.Mix in the icing sugar and orange juice alternately till you get a smooth glossy frosting.Mix in the zest and refrigerate till required.
• To assemble the Cake:
  Place the cake on a cooling rack and trim the top[mine was crowned a bit]. Moisten with a few tbsps Orange juice[optional]. Apply the frosting on the sides and top evenly and cover with Chocolate curls and Chocolate cigars. Remove carefully to a serving plate. Chill and serve!!