orange drizzle cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes Slices
Ingredients
- 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 1grease and line a standard tea-loaf tin and pre heat the oven to 180C
- STEP 2cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, gradually beat in the flour, baking powder and eggs until combined
- STEP 3finally beat in the ground almond, orange rind and about half the juice careful not to let the mix curdle
- STEP 4smooth the mix into the loaf tin and bake for approx 45 mins until golden and a skewer comes out clean
- STEP 5Dissolve the sugar in the remaining orange juice
- STEP 6remove the cake from the oven and prick all over with the skewer then drizzle the juice mix over the cake.
- STEP 7allow to cool slightly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely
