Orange Drizzle Cake

• My lemon drizzle cake is very popular and I make it often.
• I decided to make an orange version and was very pleased with the result.

Ingredients – Cake

• 175g butter
• 175g caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• Zest of 1 orange
• Juice of ½ orange
• 175g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder

Ingredients – Drizzle

• Juice of ½ orange
• 80g caster sugar

Method

• Grease and line a large (2lb) loaf tin – or use a ready bought liner.
• Pre-heat the oven to GM 4 – 180^oC
• Cream the butter and sugar till soft and fluffy
• Add the orange zest and mix again.
• Add the eggs, 1 by 1, and mix well.
• Add the orange juice and mix well.
• Mix the flour with the baking powder.
• Fold in the flour with a metal spoon.
• Put the mixture into the loaf tin and gently level the top.
• Bake for around 45-50 minutes – check after 40 minutes and cover the top with greaseproof paper if needed to prevent the top burning.
• Leave to cool slightly in the tin and then remove and place on a cake rack and allow to cool a little more.
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• Prepare the drizzle by mixing the sugar and orange juice until it dissolves.
• Remove the greaseproof paper or liner and place the cake onto a plate (a long rectangular one with a lip around the side is the best ) so that the base is flat and excess drizzle does not run off.
• Prick the top of the cake with a skewer.
• Gently spoon all the drizzle over the top of the cake.

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