Today would have been the 60th birthday of one of Goa’s greatest sons, Wendell Rodricks. He put Goa on a global fashion state and made a place as a Bollywood fashion designer at a young age. His passion for Goa reflected in his work, especially his project on reviving the Kunbi saree. He was an environmentalist, a gay rights activist, and a Padma Shree award winner. Earlier this year, Goa lost this talented son. He wrote a book called “Poskem” and in the book mentioned a recipe by his Aunt Tia Elsa. I personally think this was one of his most renowned recipes. It has been on my mind to try this recipe for a while. Today being Wendell’s 60th birthday, I thought it would be a perfect homage to this amazing man.
What you will need:
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Baking Powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Butter | 200 grams |
| Eggs | 4 |
| Extra Butter for Greasing the Pan | 1 teaspoon |
| Flour | 200 grams |
| Orange Juice | freshly squeezed from 2 oranges. 1 for the batter and 1 for soaking the cake. |
| Orange Rind | of 1 orange |
| Powdered Sugar | 2 tablespoons |
| Sugar | 200 grams |
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 30-45 minutes, depending on your oven
Servings: 10
How to make it:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Tip: Ensure that the eggs, butter, and orange juice are all at room temperature.
- Grease a cake pan with butter.
- Cream together sugar and butter which is at room temperature.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until frothy.
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Add the rind of one orange along with the juice of one orange (around 100 ml). Mix well.
- Sieve in the flour and baking powder. Mix everything well.
- Pour the cake batter in the greased baking pan.
- Bake in the oven until a toothpick comes clean.
- Once out of the oven, let it cool completely.
- Turn it over and add the juice of another orange.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
- Enjoy!