Orange cake (exotic twist)
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 8
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.
Ingredients
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 1Mix 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 Celsius
- STEP 2Once all batter ingredients are mixed, beat them together until smooth and pour into a greased tin (a loaf tin is preferable)
- STEP 3Bake the cake for 40 minutes at 180degrees Celsius
- STEP 4Once 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 5Once all dissolved, poke a few holes in the cake and pour the icing generously onto the cake allowing it to weep into the holes.
