Chocolate Chip And Orange Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 tbsp softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted
7 oz finely chopped dark chocolate
1/3 cup milk
1 None orange, grated zest, 1/3 cup juice
None None Icing
11 tbsp softened butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 tbsp milk
None None grated orange zest, to decorate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease and line a 4 x 8 inch loaf pan with baking paper.
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla together, until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Divide into 2 bowls.
Fold 3/4 of flour and chocolate into one bowl, alternately with milk. Fold remaining flour into second bowl with orange juice and zest. Spoon the two mixtures alternately into pan.
Bake 40-45 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan 5 minutes, before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
To make icing, in a bowl, beat butter until pale using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in powdered sugar then enough milk to make a spreadable consistency. Spread icing over cold loaf. Sprinkle with zest and serve sliced.