ITALIAN ORANGE DRIZZLE CAKE

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From the TV chef Rachel Allen. A wonderfully light and silky cake that always gets compliments. Also works well with 2 lemons instead of an orange.

Provided by neilporter

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 8 slices, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

100 g butter (melted)
2 eggs
1 orange, zest of
100 g icing sugar
100 g caster sugar
125 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 orange, juice of
100 g icing sugar

Steps:

  • Melt butter.
  • Whisk eggs, icing sugar, caster sugar and orange zest until pale and fluffy (takes about 5 minutes with an electric hand whisk).
  • Fold in melted butter with a large metal spoon.
  • Sieve flour and baking powder together and gently fold into egg mixture.
  • Bake at 180°C in a greased and lined 20cm tin for 30-35 minutes.
  • Cool for 5-10 minutes in the tine before turning out to cool completely.
  • To make icing mix icing sugar with orange juice until fairly runny and drizzle all over the cooled cake.

Oyundelger Tomor
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This cake is a great way to impress your friends and family.


Farzana Amir
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I'm going to make this cake again for my next party.


partho Sarkar
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This cake is perfect for breakfast or dessert.


Nalleli Cruz
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I'm going to try making this cake with different citrus fruits, like grapefruit or lime.


Ramzan Chohan
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This cake is very easy to make and it's a great way to use up leftover oranges.


Md Rahim mia
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I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cake didn't turn out as well as I hoped. It was still edible, but it wasn't as moist as I would have liked.


Samia mosammed
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This cake was a bit dense for my taste, but the flavor was good.


Mamta Thapa
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I made this cake for my family and they loved it! It's a great recipe for a special occasion.


Irfan Qadir
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This cake is perfect for a summer party! It's light and refreshing.


Lowell James
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I'm not a big fan of orange, but I still enjoyed this cake. It was very moist and flavorful.


Alish Salman
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I made this cake with lemon instead of orange and it was delicious! I think you could use any citrus fruit in this recipe.


WAQAR BUZDAR
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This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good.


DrueMaree Coker
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I love this cake! It's so moist and flavorful.


Harlow Stobbe
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This cake is easy to make and it turned out great! I will definitely be making it again.


Mahar ali Dahiri
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I made this cake for a party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.


IMRAN HUSSAIN
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This cake was delicious! The orange flavor was perfect and the cake was moist and fluffy. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.