I totally go ga-ga for fruity desserts~
This cake is lovely .... light & fluffy and bursting with citrus-y goodness , moist and very home-y tasting!
When the cake is fresh out of the oven , pour the lemon - orange syrup over the cake ....the syrup soaks into the cake and infuses it with the heady citrus-y flavour and aroma of lemon and orange...
This cake is lovely .... light & fluffy and bursting with citrus-y goodness , moist and very home-y tasting!
When the cake is fresh out of the oven , pour the lemon - orange syrup over the cake ....the syrup soaks into the cake and infuses it with the heady citrus-y flavour and aroma of lemon and orange...
Ingredients
180 g sugar ...ground
180g softened butter
4 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
180 g self-raising flour
180 g sugar ...ground
180g softened butter
4 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
180 g self-raising flour
Grated zest and juice of 1 large lemon
Grated zest and juice of 1 large orange
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Grated zest and juice of 1 large orange
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Beat caster sugar , butter and zest of lemon and orange till pale and creamy.
Next add the milk and eggs ...keep beating .
Add in the flour in batches using a spatula .
Pour batter into greased cake tins and place in a pre-heated oven for about 30-45 minutes at 180 deg C or till a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
While the cake is in the oven put the juice of the Orange and the lemon in a saucepan boil and allow it to reduce to about 4 tablespoons add in the sugar and leave this syrup to cool .
As soon as you bring out the cake from the oven prick it all over with a tooth pick / skewer .
Pour the syrup all over the cake . Let the cake soak all the syrup .
Leave to cool completely before you serve or remove from cake tin .
looks great...i know it tastes great too..
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that the zest of Lemon always adds to the flavour, and here we have Orange too !! Double bonaza.
ReplyDeleteThe second picture is too good and tempting :-)
Thank -you so much :)) Yes this cake was gorgeous very home style simple yet with lovely flavours .....Im going to be baking more and more happiest time of the year...Diwali & then Christmas :))
DeleteI love the smell of grated lemon and orange zest.. this cake had both, am sure it was divine. BTW I saw that ur feedback in Good Food magazine, nice review of the dish. Next time am in Pune we both should cook something together!
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