Recipes · Moroccan · Cakes
Meskouta (Moroccan Orange Cake)
One serving has 192 kcal and 4 g protein. Ready in 50 minutes.
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- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (65.8 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 12 g Flour, all-purpose
- 12 g Sugar
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 10 g Yogurt, plain
- 8 g Orange juice
- 0.5 g Baking powder
- 0.3 g Lemon zest
Method
- Whisk the egg with the sugar until pale, about 2 minutes (multiply all quantities by 10 for a whole 20 cm cake).
- Beat in the vegetable oil, yogurt, orange juice and orange (or lemon) zest until smooth.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold gently until just combined.
- Pour into a greased and lined cake tin.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out, slice and serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 192 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 22.7 g | |
| Water | 29 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.37 g | 1% |
| Protein | 3.5 g | 7% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.16 g | |
| Leucine | 0.28 g | |
| Lysine | 0.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.09 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.18 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.13 g | |
| Valine | 0.21 g | |
| Histidine | 0.08 g | |
| Fat | 9.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.3 g | |
| Saturated | 1.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.06 g | |
| Cholesterol | 57.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 60.5 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.91 mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 6.8 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.09 mg | 5% |
| Phosphorus | 103 mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 65.8 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 9 µg | 16% |
| Sodium | 65.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.34 mg | 4% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.76 mg | 5% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.34 mg | 7% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 32.1 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.17 µg | 7% |
| Choline | 46.1 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 27.5 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 4.4 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.5 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.85 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 14.8 µg | 16% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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