Orange drizzle cake
Serves 6
A little effort
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You'll need no excuse to whip up this zesty take on a classic sponge. It's perfect for every occasion, and the whole family will love it. There will only be crumbs left!
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- 110g buttersoftened
- 180g golden caster sugar
- 180g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 orangezest grated
- 2 eggslarge
- 2 orangesjuiced
- 1 lemonjuiced
- 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 melt together the juices and sugar. Poke a skewer all over the cake, then pour over half the hot syrup. Cool in the tin, then serve with yoghurt or crème fraîche and the remaining syrup.