Orange Cake with a citrus drizzle

Orange cake:

This fluffy orange cake is one of our all-time favorite recipes. 

Enjoy on its own or serve with whipped cream or ice cream. 

Ingredients:

For the orange sponge:

125 butter, softened 

¼ cup milk 

2 eggs 

¾ cup castor sugar 

1 ½ cups self – raising flour sifted. 

1 tablespoon orange zest

For the icing drizzle :

1 ½ cups icing sugar

1/3 cup butter, softened 

2 tablespoons orange juice + 1 tablespoon zest

 

 

Method: 

1. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper and pre heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.  
2. Combine butter and castor sugar and mix with an electric whisk until soft.  
3. Slowly start adding the eggs and keep whisking until the mixture becomes airy and fluffy. 
4. Add the lemon zest and fold in the flour. Add the milk at the end and do not over whisk. 
5. Add the mixture to the pre lined cake tin. 
6. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes.  
7. In the meantime make your icing. 
8.  Melt butter and stir in the sieved icing sugar. 
9. Add the lemon juice and zest. 
10. Once the cake has come out of the oven allow to cool.
11. Then add the orange drizzle over. 
12. Enjoy!