Recipes

Orange Cake

Ingredients ORANGE CAKE

• 125g butter, softened
• 1/4 cup milk • 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour sifted
• 1 tbs orange zest, finely grated ORANGE ICING
• 1/3 cup butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar sifted
• 2 tbs orange juice *to taste
• 1/2 tsp orange zest, finely grated

Method

1. Combine all cake ingredients and beat thoroughly for 3 minutes.

2. Pour mixture into a greased 20cm x 10cm loaf or 20cm ring tin.

3. Bake in the centre of a 180C oven for 30-40 minutes.

4. Turn onto a wire rack and allow to cool.

5. Mix orange icing ingredients together in a bowl, then ice cake.

NOTES You can add more orange juice if you'd like. Once iced, the cake can be sprinkled with shredded coconut if desired.

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