Orange cake with orange icing

 

Ingredients

• 250g butter, softened
• 250g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbs orange zest
• 250g self-raising flour
• 100ml orange juice

Icing

• 250g icing sugar
• 50ml orange juice
• Grated orange zest

Method

• 1
  Preheat oven to 170C. Grease a 20cm round cake pan. Line base and sides with baking paper.
• 2
  Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together for about 8-10 minutes or until pale and thick. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and orange zest, beating on low speed to combine. Gradually add juice, beating until combined.
• • 3
    Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of cake comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 4
    Make icing. Sift icing sugar into a bowl. Gradually stir in enough orange juice to form a thick, spreadable paste. Spread icing over top of cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Set aside for at least 1 hour or until set after sprinkling with orange zest.
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