orange drizzle cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes Slices
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- 175g caster sugar
- 175g butter (softened)
- 3 eggs
- 175g self raising flour
- 20g ground almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- juice and rind of 2 oranges
for the drizzle:
- 1/2 juice from above
- 4 tbsp sugar
Method
step 1
grease and line a standard tea-loaf tin and pre heat the oven to 180Cstep 2
cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, gradually beat in the flour, baking powder and eggs until combinedstep 3
finally beat in the ground almond, orange rind and about half the juice careful not to let the mix curdlestep 4
smooth the mix into the loaf tin and bake for approx 45 mins until golden and a skewer comes out cleanstep 5
Dissolve the sugar in the remaining orange juicestep 6
remove the cake from the oven and prick all over with the skewer then drizzle the juice mix over the cake.step 7
allow to cool slightly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely
