Sweet Honey & Vibrant Orange Cake
50 minutes
Brighten your day with our Sweet Honey & Vibrant Orange Cake – a zesty, golden treat bursting with natural flavour and charm!
(credit to @christyeatsfoodblog)
Ingredients
225 g caster sugar
225 g self-raising flour (sieved)
225 g baking spread or softened unsalted butter
½ teaspoon baking powder
zest of one orange
100 ml milk
3 large eggs lightly beaten
Tbsp of Hilltop Organic Blossom Honey to taste
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Juice and zest of one orange
100 g caster sugar
Directions
You will need a loaf tin (23x13cm / 9x5inch) or 20cm/8inch round cake tin.
Preheat the oven to 180C
Prepare a loaf tin or alternatively round cake tin by greasing it and lining with greaseproof paper
Put caster sugar, baking spread, eggs, honey and zest into a mixing bowl.
Next add sieved flour and baking powder followed by milk. Mix using paddle attachment of your food processor or with a wooden spoon or electric hand mixer until all the ingredients are combined and your mixture looks smooth. Don't overmix!
Pour your cake mixture onto prepared loaf or cake tin and bake in preheated oven for approx. 50 min until the skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
Prepare your syrupy topping by mixing caster sugar with juice and zest of one orange until sugar dissolves in the juice.
Take your cake out of the oven and put it in the tin on the cooling rack.
Using the skewer, prick the top of your cake all over to make little holes.
Spoon syrupy topping gently all over the cake allowing for it to get through the little holes. Make sure you use up the entire mixture.