2 Oranges; juice of
3/4 c Sugar
2 tb Grated orange rind
125 g Butter; (4 oz)
2 Eggs; (size 61 g)
1 3/4 c Self raising flour; sifted
2 tb Thickened cream
Half a lemon; juice of
ORANGE AND GRAND MARNIER ICI
30 g Unsalted butter; (1 oz)
1 ts Finely grated orange zest
1 1/2 c Icing sugar; sifted
2 tb Grand Marnier; about
Preheat oven to 180C / 350F.
Place orange juice, sugar and grated orange rind in a saucepan, bring to
the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and allow to cool.
Beat orange mixture with butter until well combined. Beat in eggs one at a
time. It may not look very smooth, but this is not a problem. Stir in
sifted flour and mix in cream and lemon juice. Pour mixture into a greased
cake tin and bake in preheated oven for about 50 – 60 minutes.
Remove cake from oven and after 5 minutes unmould onto a cake rack to cool.
Spread cake with Orange and Grand Marnier icing or simply dust with icing
sugar.
Orange and Grand Marnier Icing:
Melt butter with grated orange zestand remove from heat when just melted.
Mix butter preparation with sifted icing and slowly stir in Grand Marnier.
Stop stirring when the icing is a spreadable consistency. You may not need
all of it.
Yields
8 servings