A friend of mine had asked for a Tanjore painting as soon as she moved in to Goa 2 years back.
I finally finished the painting yesterday..a few days before she leaves for her next posting in Mumbai!
and now I’m tired!
As someone said “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.”
But nothing perks me up like baking so here’s something I made from the Deeba’s wonderful blog…
Gâteau à l’Orange
4 oranges
Zest of 1 orange
100 g of softened butter
100 g sugar
150 g flour
3 eggs, separated
11/2 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp rum
1 Tbsp orange essence (or Cointreau)
1 pinch of salt
Butter (to grease the pan)
Method:
Heat the oven to 170C.
Grease a 6″ cake pan, and line the bottom with parchment
In a bowl, beat the sugar and softened butter together.
Add the yolks one by one to the butter and sugar mixture, taking care to mix each one thoroughly before adding the next one and beat until you obtain a smooth batter.
Add the rum and the orange essence/Cointreau and mix again.
Mix the flour and baking powder together and add it to the batter by “raining it in”. Mix well.
Cut and juice the oranges. Pour half of the resulting juice in the batter, add the zest and mix.
Beat the whites until firm with the pinch of salt. Add them delicately to the batter.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for an hour, checking the coloration from time to time. It will be dark orange when done.
Pour the other half of the juice into the cake while it’s still warm. Take care not to pour it too fast and not to let the cake cool too much before you do so.
Serves 8.
This Cake goes to the ongoing event Bake-off in Champas blog.
Deeba @ PAB
/ November 21, 2010Thank you for baking from my little blog. I’m sorry I didn’t stop before, but I didn’t know! I’m glad we met over the Monthly Mingle!
arm
/ October 2, 2010All your tanjore paintings are really wonderfull. Neat muck work. I liked the lord ganesh and the latest krishna the best. i too have started one ..my first venture. how have you done the red and golden sari for lakshmi ? what type of paint or ink did you use on the the foil to get the stripes?
radha
/ April 13, 2010The tanjore painting is really nice. And so is the cake.
tns
/ April 13, 2010Love the cake and the painting…you are really talented…awesome space..!!
ashish chopra
/ March 31, 2010Food and art go hand in hand-and it is all about creativity.I love the look of your cake and your painting takes the cake.
congratulations.
Ann
/ March 29, 2010My goodness, I can’t get my head around those tanjore paintings, are you painting the picture and then doing the metalwork as well on top of it? Goodness, thats pretty amazing!
I love Deebas blog and her cakes, that cake looks like a delight, airy, soft and citrusy!
alwayswinner786
/ March 29, 2010You are truly creative! Excellent painting and a delicious cake!
Nithya
/ March 29, 2010The painting is amazing. Looks really divine.
I am loving the cake as well. What a contrast in traditions. he he. Yummy…
Sophie
/ March 28, 2010Waw,..your painting is stunning, S!!!
Really beautiful & lovely!! I so love your colours!!!!
That cake sings to me!!
MMMMMMMMMMMM,…
Kerstin
/ March 26, 2010Wow, your painting is beautiful – you’re so talented! And what a lovely orange cake too, it sounds so light and delicious!
Rajee
/ March 25, 2010Very pretty work of art, both your painting and the cake !! You have a lovely blog here.
shyam
/ March 25, 2010That Thanjavur painting is GORGEOUS! I love the proportions of Krishna’s face – so symmetrical and beautifully done!
And the cake looks fab, too… such a neat slice! I love orange cakes!
Yummy Team
/ March 22, 2010You are really talented..Beautiful painting!!! And the cake looks really yummy!!
We would like to pass on the Sunshine award to you
Please stop by our space to accept it.
Jyoti V
/ March 22, 2010Very beautiful painting…
Cake looks yummm
Sarah Naveen
/ March 22, 2010Oh Gal!!! that painting looks awesome!!!
So does the cake..so soft and spongy..
pierre
/ March 22, 2010your gatteau à l’orange is a must !! Cheers from P
smrithi rao
/ March 21, 2010Your such a talented rockstar
tht painting is like the ones you find framed in these emporium:)
sangi
/ March 21, 2010Absolutely gorgeous work S!!!u r amazingly talented.
Preety
/ March 20, 2010wow such a beautiful painting,
cake looks so soft and fluffy
Deepa G Joshi
/ March 19, 2010hey thats a beautiful paintinggg….lovely..
the cake and the painting look so perfect..
Mausi
/ March 19, 2010hi S! You painted this yourself?? This is beautiful! And the cake looks yummy and moist. My husband like citrus kind of cakes so I am sure he would like this one! Thanks for sharing!
Ameena
/ March 19, 2010You are so amazingly talented! What a beautiful painting. I wish I could draw anything other than sad little stick figures!! Just gorgeous!
shahana
/ March 19, 2010Excellent creations dear!!
Thanks for your comment in my bittergourd curry.To reduce the bitterness,marinate the bittergourd pieces with salt and keep for half an hour.dain the water coming out and wash the peices again.I use tamarind paste too to reduce the bitterness.
Nisha
/ March 19, 2010Oh my god, this cake definitely looks sinful and incredibly moist…on my list of must-do bakes.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment…I have stumbled upon your blog a couple of times, and must say, you are a very creative person
SathyaSrihdar
/ March 19, 2010Wooooow,,,,paintings looks great and perfect,,sheeba,,doing tanjore paintings is god’s gift.You are lucky!!! yaar. you are doing great job,,,i don’t hv words to praise your tanjore paintings,,its such a wonderful work.Keep up dear…. thanks for sharing delicious cake,,take care n keep smiling dear always like this,,,
Memoria
/ March 19, 2010WOAH!! You painted that?! Wow! You’re so talented. It looks AMAZING!! It looks even better than that yummy cake you made, and that says a lot! I want that cake haha. It looks so moist and fluffy. I love the addition of orange. Wow, you’re so awesome!
s
/ March 19, 2010@gulmohar, cynthia pooh..thanks oh so very much!
Parita
/ March 19, 2010The painting is beautiful!!! I dont have words to describe it.
Orange cake is awesome, spongy and moist!
Gulmohar
/ March 18, 2010You are a talent !!! great work !!
Gateau looks wonderful too
Champa
/ March 18, 2010Thanks for the entry. It will be in tomorrow’s roundup.
Champa
/ March 18, 2010You are so talented. Beautiful. You know you could send your cake entry to my weekly ‘Bake-off’ if you wish.
s
/ March 19, 2010@thanks for the invite champa
Cynthia
/ March 18, 2010You are an awesome artist and a baker too!
Cham
/ March 18, 2010Gosh U re talented gal
Love the eyes of Krishna, u ve achieved his smile and mine too 
The gateau is a nice flavor one
Pooh!
/ March 16, 2010Lovely creations! The Krishna is really breathtaking and the features are so beautiful.. and the cake looks yummy!
Srimathi
/ March 16, 2010That is a nice painting.You are a good artist and a cook. VEry creative.
Rachana Kothari
/ March 16, 2010The Tanjore looks really beautiful… Lovely Creation!!! I love Cakes with citrus flavours:)
s
/ March 19, 2010@rachana..so do I ..in fact i love fruity desserts best!
Sashi
/ March 16, 2010Pic looks beautiful !! Love the spongy texture of the Cake Sheba.
Trendsetters
/ March 16, 2010u r very talented…will love it if you wud visit our blog
sayantani
/ March 16, 2010thats a breathtaking creation S. you are genius and now I envy your lucky friend to have you and your lovely creation.
cake looks perfect and I love the citrusy smell in cakes.
Divya
/ March 16, 2010I love Tanjore paintings feat Lord Krishna..The painting is truly picture perfect.Your friend is lucky!!
Deeba has some amazing goodies up her sleeve and you never get tired of baking..:).The slice looks decadent!!
s
/ March 19, 2010@divya..I totally agree…
suma
/ March 16, 2010Awesome painting!! cake looks super delicious!!
Love
/ March 16, 2010Wow Sheba! What an authentic painting! Beautiful!
That cake too looking yummy!
Sonia
/ March 16, 2010Very beautiful creations S! indeed!!! loved the painting of Lord Shri Krishna. you’re very talented person! Hats off you gal.