How To Make Orange Drizzle Cake
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Serves:
Ingredients
- 2 oranges
- 200g self-raising flour
- 200g unsalted butter, softened
- 200g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 100g icing sugar
- Juice of 1 orange
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a cake tin.
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Grate the zest of 1 orange and set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
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Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the orange zest.
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Sift in the flour and fold until well combined.
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Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the surface.
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Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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While the cake is baking, make the orange drizzle by mixing the icing sugar and orange juice until smooth.
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Once the cake is baked, remove it from the oven and prick all over with a skewer.
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Spoon the orange drizzle over the warm cake, allowing it to soak in.
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Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
- Calories : 420kcal
- Total Fat : 14g
- Saturated Fat : 8g
- Cholesterol : 90mg
- Sodium : 30mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 65g
- Dietary Fiber : 2g
- Sugar : 40g
- Protein : 5g
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