Orange Syrup Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs
375 ml self-raising flour
200 ml milk
250 ml sugar
1 pinch salt
50 ml oil
Syrup
200 ml sugar
250 ml orange juice
1 finely grated orange, rind of
250 ml water
30 ml butter

Preparation

Beat the eggs well.
Gradually beat the sugar into the eggs.
Sift dry ingredients and fold into the egg mixture.
Microwave milk and oil for 1 minute at 100% power and stir into the cake mixture.
Pour into greased dish and cook for 6 - 7 minutes on 100% power.
Keep aside.
Cook sugar, water and butter for 4 minutes at 100% power stirring after 2 minutes.
Add orange juice and zest and cook at 100% power until it boils.
Pour over warm cake.
Serve cold with whipped cream and tinned mandarin orange slices, if desired.