Orange and Walnut Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Self-raising flour - 8 oz (225 g) | ||
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon (Leveled) | |
| Butter | 6 Ounce | |
| Sugar | 6 Ounce | |
| Eggs | 3 Large | |
| Orange - Rind of 1 large | ||
| Peel | 1 Ounce, chopped | |
| Walnuts | 2 Ounce, chopped | |
| Orange juice | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Icing Sugar | 8 Ounce (For the Orange Icing) | |
| Orange juice | 3 Tablespoon (For the Orange Icing) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven hot to 350°F, 180°C or Gas No. 4
MAKING
2) In a plate sift flour and salt. Keep aside.
3) In a bowl cream butter and sugar until light.
4) Lightly mix eggs. Add grated orange rind and mix.
5) Mix some sifted flour with the last few additions.
6) With a metal spoon, mix remaining flour, chopped peel, walnuts and orange juice.
7) Fill mixture into greased and lined, 7-inch (18-cm), round, deep cake tin.
8) Spread the mixture evenly keeping a hollow at the center.
9) Keep in oven and bake for 1 1/4 hours.
10) Let stand for 5-1'0 minutes to cool and then turn out the cool.
11) Let cool completely before decorating.
12) To make the icing, in a mixing basin sieve icing sugar. Stir in strained orange juice and blend to a smooth paste.
13) Transfer the mixture into a small saucepan and warm gently over a low heat. Beat constantly. The icing should not become too hot.
14) Pour warm icing over the cake all at once. With a knife spread over the top surface and sides.
15) Keep aside to cool until firm.
SERVING
16) Serve cut in slices.
1) Preheat oven hot to 350°F, 180°C or Gas No. 4
MAKING
2) In a plate sift flour and salt. Keep aside.
3) In a bowl cream butter and sugar until light.
4) Lightly mix eggs. Add grated orange rind and mix.
5) Mix some sifted flour with the last few additions.
6) With a metal spoon, mix remaining flour, chopped peel, walnuts and orange juice.
7) Fill mixture into greased and lined, 7-inch (18-cm), round, deep cake tin.
8) Spread the mixture evenly keeping a hollow at the center.
9) Keep in oven and bake for 1 1/4 hours.
10) Let stand for 5-1'0 minutes to cool and then turn out the cool.
11) Let cool completely before decorating.
12) To make the icing, in a mixing basin sieve icing sugar. Stir in strained orange juice and blend to a smooth paste.
13) Transfer the mixture into a small saucepan and warm gently over a low heat. Beat constantly. The icing should not become too hot.
14) Pour warm icing over the cake all at once. With a knife spread over the top surface and sides.
15) Keep aside to cool until firm.
SERVING
16) Serve cut in slices.
Chef
