Orange drizzle cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- A little effort
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 110g butter, softened
- 180g golden caster sugar
- 180g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 orange, zest grated
- 2 eggs, large
FOR THE SYRUP
- 2 oranges, juiced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 100g golden caster sugar
Method
- STEP 1
Butter and line a 500g loaf tin. Put all the cake ingredients in a bowl and beat with an electric beater until smooth. Scrape into the tin and bake at 180c/fan 160c/gas 4 for 45 minutes, until golden and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Leave in the tin.
- STEP 2
To make the syrup, gently heat the ingredients together until the sugar melts. Bring to a steady simmer for 1-2 mins until thickened.
- STEP 3
Poke a skewer all over the cake, then pour over half the hot syrup. Cool in the tin, and serve with the remaining syrup.
