Orange Cake – 2

I posted a recipe for an orange cake over a year ago  – it was made with sunflower oil and yoghurt.

Whilst looking through my box of recipes I came across this recipe, which I had not made for a while.

This orange cake is made in a large loaf tin and has a sticky glaze poured over it once it is baked.

Ingredients

• 225g self raising flour
• 75g butter
• 125 caster sugar
• 50g mixed peel
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons of milk
• 2 oranges – grated rind and 3 tablespoons of juice
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• 3 tablespoons of orange juice and 40g icing sugar for the glaze

Method

• Use a cake liner to line a large loaf tin.
• Pre-heat the oven to GM4 – 180°C.
• Rub the butter into the flour until you have “breadcrumbs”.
• Stir in the sugar.
• Stir in the mixed peel and fine grated orange rind.
• Mix in the egg, milk and juice.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Cool for a few minutes.
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• Place the orange juice and icing sugar into a small saucepan.
• Mix well and whilst stirring bring it up to the boil.
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• Spoon the glaze gently over the cake surface.
• Leave to cool completely in the tin.

Tea set – Lyndale by Royal Standard from the 1950s.

Serving plate by Burleigh Ware – Burges & Leigh Ltd – Blue Mist from the 1930s.