Dessert for 12

Orange Cortadillo

Name: Orange Cortadillo
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cup flour; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1/2 cup cooking oil; 1 1/2 cup milk; 6 eggs; 2 tbsp baking powder; 2 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 2 tbsp orange zest; 3 1/2 drops yellow food coloring (optional); 3 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar; 3 drops neon pink food coloring; 7 tbsp milk

This tender orange cake blends oil, milk, eggs, and zest, then bakes before receiving a pink-tinted milk glaze.

Typical price

$3.60for 4 servings

$0.90 per serving$3.60 for 4

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Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Milk$0.04/oz typical	16 oz	$0.66Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
Oranges$1.49/lb typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.79

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup cooking oil
1 1/2 cup milk
6 eggs
2 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 tbsp orange zest
3 1/2 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
3 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
3 drops neon pink food coloring
7 tbsp milk

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
Whisk the oil, milk, eggs, vanilla, orange zest, and optional yellow coloring in a separate bowl.
Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture until smooth, then spread it in the pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the center is firm and a toothpick comes out clean.
Whisk the confectioners' sugar, pink coloring, and milk into a glaze, then spread it over the cooled cake.