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Orange cake (exotic twist)
Serves 8
Easy
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This orange cake isn’t like every other. The Orange gives an underlying hint of citrus sweetness yet juxtaposed with the punch of the cinnamon gives a playground of flavours. Due to being partnered with the dates it gives a healthy feeling to help u not feel guilty when devouring this beautiful cake.
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Batter ingredients
- 110g Softened margarine
- 175g Sifted self raising flour
- 100g Caster sugar
- 75g Demerara sugar
- 1 Grated rind of an orange
- 5tbsp Milk
- 2 Eggs
- 6+ Dates
- 1-2 tsp Cinnamon
Icing
- 110g Softened margarine
- 175g Sifted self raising flour
- 100g Caster sugar
- 75g Demerara sugar
- 1 Grated rind of an orange
- 5tbsp Milk
- 2 Eggs
- 6+ Dates
- 1-2 tsp Cinnamon
- 75g Icing sugar
- 1 freshly squeezed orange
Method
step 1
Mix all batter ingredients, remembering to sift to flour , grate the orange rind and chop the dates into small pieces Remember to preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsiusstep 2
Once all batter ingredients are mixed, beat them together until smooth and pour into a greased tin (a loaf tin is preferable)step 3
Bake the cake for 40 minutes at 180degrees Celsiusstep 4
Once the cake is out of the oven and has cooled, heat the freshly squeezed orange juice and mix with the icing sugar till it is all dissolved.step 5
Once all dissolved, poke a few holes in the cake and pour the icing generously onto the cake allowing it to weep into the holes.
