Buttery Orange Cake - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 tbsp finely grated orange peel
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 None eggs
1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup orange juice
None None FOR THE ORANGE ICING
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp butter, softened
1 tbsp orange juice
Preparation
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Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease deep 9-inch round cake pan; line bottom and side with parchment paper, extending paper 2 inches above edge of pan.
Beat butter, orange peel and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined between additions. Fold in combined sifted flours and orange juice in two batches. Spread mixture into prepared pan.
Bake for about 1 hour until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
Meanwhile for the orange icing, sift powdered sugar into medium heatproof bowl. Stir in butter and enough juice to form a firm paste. Place bowl over small saucepan of simmering water. Stir until icing is a spreadable consistency; do not overheat. Spread cooled cake with icing.
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