
Orange, Elderflower and Passion Fruit Tray Bake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Makes 8 tray bake squares
Ingredients
Orange Cake
- 150g margarine
- 150g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 150g self-raising flour
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 1/2tbsp fresh orange juice
Elderflower Drizzle
- 150g margarine
- 150g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 150g self-raising flour
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 1/2tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1/2tbsp caster sugar
- 1tbsp elderflower cordial
Mascarpone Topping
- 150g margarine
- 150g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 150g self-raising flour
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 1/2tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1/2tbsp caster sugar
- 1tbsp elderflower cordial
- 250g tub mascarpone
- 1tbsp icing sugar
- 2 passion fruit
- 3 1/2tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1tsp vanilla extract
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to gas mark 4.
- STEP 2To make the cake, mix together the margarine and caster sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
- STEP 3Sieve in the flour and fold until combined.
- STEP 4Fold in the orange zest and juice and then pour the cake mixture into a greased and lined rectangular tin (Approx. 33 x 23cm) and bake for 25minutes or until golden brown.
- STEP 5Whilst baking, mix the elderflower cordial and sugar until the sugar has dissolved and then when the cake has cooked remove from the oven and immediately pour the drizzle over the cake.
- STEP 6Place the cake on a cooling tray until cold and make the mascarpone topping.
- STEP 7To make the mascarpone topping, mix the mascarpone, icing sugar, orange juice and vanilla extract together.
- STEP 8Cut the passion fruit in half and scoop out the inside, adding one of the passion fruit to the mascarpone mix and reserving one for decoration.
- STEP 9Spread the mascarpone topping over the top of the cake and then add the left over fresh passion fruit on top.
- STEP 10Finally, cut the cake into eight equal squares and enjoy!