My New Favourite Cake

I documented my last baking adventure here. If you remember, it didn't go too well. I'm determined to be a better baker, so I decided to attempt an orange cake (also to show off my new $4.00 cake stand, purchased from Summer Hill Vinnie's). I'm yet to master neat icing, but - hooly dooly, did it taste good. Here is the super simple recipe:

You will need:

2 small oranges

125g butter, melted

1 cup milk

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1.5 cups self-raising flour, sifted

1 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup almond meal

Orange zest, to decorate

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 24cm (base) fluted ring pan. Place oranges in a saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to boil. Drain. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Roughly chop oranges. Remove and discard seeds. Process orange until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in butter, milk, eggs, flour, sugar and almond meal until combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in to cake comes out clean. Stand cake in pan for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack over a tray. Cool. To make the orange icing, combine 1.5 cups icing sugar, 10g butter and 2 tablespoons of orange juice. Spread on cake and top with orange zest. Enjoy.

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