Orange Thai Butter Cake

ORANGE THAI BUTTER ROYAL CAKE 

Serving: 8-inch square tin.

This version uses ONLY natural ingredients—no artificial orange paste, no colouring, no syrup.

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🍊 Orange Thai Royal Butter Cake (Natural Strong Orange Version)

Ingredients

A. For the Cake

Unsalted butter – 150 g (room temp, soft)

Fine sugar – 150 g

Eggs – 3 large

Cake flour – 150 g

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Salt – ⅛ tsp

Freshly reduced orange juice – 80 ml

Orange zest – 2 tbsp (from 2–3 oranges)

Vanilla – ½ tsp

Optional (natural booster): Orange marmalade – 1 tbsp

🍊 How to Make Strong Natural Orange Juice Concentrate

(Do this first)

1. Squeeze 120 ml fresh orange juice (from 2–3 oranges).

2. Pour into a small pot.

3. Simmer on low heat until it reduces to 80 ml.

4. Let cool completely before adding to the cake.

💡 This step intensifies the flavour without artificial ingredients.

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🍊 How to Infuse the Butter With Orange Aroma

This boosts fragrance dramatically.

1. Take 150 g butter (soft).

2. Add 1 tbsp of the zest into the butter.

3. Mix roughly.

4. Let it sit 15–30 minutes.

The citrus oils infuse into the fat → richer aroma.

(You will add the remaining 1 tbsp zest later.)

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🧡 Instructions

1. Prepare

1. Preheat oven to 160°C (fan) or 170°C (no fan).

2. Line and grease your 8-inch square tin.

3. Sift cake flour + baking powder + salt together.

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2. Creaming Step

1. Beat zest-infused butter + sugar for 5–7 minutes until pale and fluffy.

2. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.

3. Add vanilla + the remaining 1 tbsp orange zest.

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3. Add Dry & Wet Ingredients

1. Add the flour mixture in 3 portions.

2. Alternate with the 80 ml concentrated orange juice.

3. If using it, add 1 tbsp orange marmalade during the wet addition.

⚠️ Mix gently. Do not overbeat or the cake will be dense

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4. Bake

1. Pour batter into the pan, level the top.

2. Bake 45–55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

3. Let cool completely.

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⭐ Why This Version Tastes Extra Orangey (Naturally)

✔ 2 tbsp fresh zest → strongest natural citrus aroma

✔ Butter infusion → oils from zest spread through the whole cake

✔ Reduced orange juice → concentrated, deeper flavour

✔ Optional marmalade → natural peel oils + moisture

✔ No artificial colour or paste

This cake will taste bright, floral, and intensely orange even without syrup.