Last Friday was my dad's birthday and instead of trying to think what cake to bake for him, I think he would loves this simple cake as I know elderly wouldn't like with all those sweet icing topping with it. My dad just loves this Orange Cake!
Sicilian Orange Cake
adapted from Sonia of Nasi Lemak Lover Ingredients
250g unsalted butter, softened
180g caster sugar (I cut down to 20g because my orange juice is sweet)
4 medium eggs
Grated orange zest from 2 oranges
250g self raising flour
120ml freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2tsp Rum, optional
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 9" round cake pan.
2. Using an electrical beater, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, if necessary adding a spoonful of flour with
the last egg to prevent the mixture from curdling. Beat in the orange zest and rum. Add the flour all at once
and mix well, then slowly mix in the orange juice.
4. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 45-50mins or until a skewer
inserted into the center of the cake, comes out clean.
(If it starts to brown too quickly, cover loosely with a sheet of lightly greased aluminum foil. )
5.Leave the cake, in the pan, to cool on a wire rack, then unmold and serve.
You can hopped on to Ellie's site of Almost Bourdain she indicated on Rick Stein's quote on this cake!
