Easy Orange Cake and Orange Icing
    Posted by Sasika De Silva

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    125g batter, softened
    1/4 cup milk
    1/4 cup orange juice
    2 eggs
    3/4 cups caster sugar
    1 1/2 cups sifted self-rising flour

    Orange Icing
    1/3 cup butter, softened
    1 1/2 cups sifted icing sugar
    2 tablespoons orange juice
    1/2 fine orange zest

    Method
    Combine all cake ingredients and beat thoroughly for about 3 minutes
    Pour mixture into a greased baking tray or cake tin.
    Bake in the center of 180C oven for 30 to 40 minutes
    Turn onto a wire rack and allow to cool.
    For the orange icing combine all the icing ingredients in a bowl.
    Ice cake with orange icing.
    Once iced, the cake can be sprinkled with candied orange zest.

    To make orange zest add a 1/2 cup of water into a pan and add 1/4 cup of caster sugar and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Add the zest and leave for about 3 to 4 minutes till the zest is translucent. Remove from heat and separate zest with a fork. Decorate cake with the candied zest.



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