ORANGE CAKE

Ingredients

Cake

125g margarine

250ml sugar

3 eggs

500ml cake flour

15ml baking powder

10ml grated orange rind

Juice of one orange or 125ml orange juice

50ml sherry (optional)

Icing

60g margarine

10ml grated orange rind

Juice of one orange or 100ml orange juice

25ml sherry (optional)

Method

Cake

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Beat margarine and sugar together.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until light and fluffy.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Mix grated orange rind, orange juice and sherry.
• Add liquid and dry ingredients alternatively to creamed mixture.
• Pour into a well greased ring cake tin and bake for 45 – 50 minutes.
• Allow cake to cool for a few minutes before icing.

Icing

• In a saucepan bring all the icing ingredients to a boil, remove from heat and pour over cake.