Easy Orange Cake with Orange Icing

Easy Orange Cake with Orange Icing

A light, all-in-one orange cake.

Ingredients

ORANGE CAKE

125 g butter softened
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup orange juice
2 eggs
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour sifted
1 tbs orange zest, finely grated

ORANGE ICING

  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar sifted
  • 2 tbs orange juice *to taste
  • 1/2 tsp orange zest, finely grated


Method

  • Combine all cake ingredients and beat thoroughly for 3 minutes.
    • Pour mixture into a greased 20cm x 10cm loaf or 20cm ring tin.
    • Bake in the centre of a 180C oven for 30-40 minutes.
    • Turn onto a wire rack and allow to cool.
    • Mix orange icing ingredients together in a bowl, then ice cake.

    NOTES

    You can add more orange juice if you'd like.
    Once iced, the cake can be sprinkled with shredded coconut if desired.
    If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like these Monica's Lemon Cake.