Orange Cake and Orange Icing Recipe

 

Ingredients    

125g batter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup orange juice
2 eggs
3/4 cups caster sugar
1 1/2 cups sifted self-rising flour
Orange Icing
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sifted icing sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/2 fine orange zest

Method : 


Combine all cake ingredients and beat thoroughly for about 3 minutes

Pour mixture into a greased baking tray or cake tin.

Bake in the center of 180C oven for 30 to 40 minutes

Turn onto a wire rack and allow to cool.

For the orange icing combine all the icing ingredients in a bowl. 

Ice cake with orange icing.

Once iced, the cake can be sprinkled with candied orange zest. 

To make orange zest add a 1/2 cup of water into a pan and add 1/4 cup of caster sugar and heat until the 
sugar is dissolved. Add the zest and leave for about 3 to 4 minutes till the zest is translucent. Remove from heat and separate zest with a fork. Decorate cake with the candied zest.