One Step Orange Cake with Orange Icing

Full of sweet and tangy orange flavour, this is the perfect, bright and cheery, spring time morning tea. Enjoy with a cuppa or serve after dinner with your favourite chocolate ice cream.

At a glance

Approx 50 minutes

Serves 12 - 20 people

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

125 g butter softened
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice SPECIAL
2 eggs
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour sifted
1 tbs orange zest finely grated

Icing Ingredients

1/3 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cups icing sugar sifted
2 tbs orange juice *to taste
1/2 tsp orange zest finely grated

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Method

Preheat oven to 180C
In a large bowl, combine all cake ingredients and beat thoroughly using an electric mixer for 3 minutes.
Pour mixture into a greased 20cm x 10cm loaf or 20cm ring tin.
Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Once cooked, (skewer will come out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake), turn onto a wire rack and allow to cool to room temperature.
Combine all orange icing ingredients together in a bowl and mix using an electric mixer until smooth.
Spread icing evenly over the cake.
If desired, sprinkle with a little extra orange zest.