Orange cake (exotic twist)

Name: Orange cake (exotic twist)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: English

Ingredients

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 Celsius
STEP 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 Celsius
STEP 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.