Orange Cake

Made this orange cake last few days...it was really good..Thanks a lot to exclusivelyfood for the excellent recipe..must keep!! and I made few modifications and it still taste great...

before icing

after icing topping

Orange cake recipe
(originally from exclusivelyfood )


185g  butter, softened 
190g  caster sugar
3 large eggs at room temperature 
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 
185g  self-raising flour
4 tablespoons (80ml) orange juice 




For the orange icing


150g  icing sugar
30ml orange juice 

Citrus Icing

Stir icing sugar and juice together in a small bowl until smooth


Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius
Grease the side and base of a 20cm diameter  round cake pan.
Using an electric mixer or electric hand-held beaters, beat butter and sugar until very pale and creamy. 
Add the eggs one at a time, beating for a few minutes after each addition. 
Add the zest with the last egg
Add half the flour and stir until just combined. Repeat with remaining flour. 
Mix in juice.Spoon mixture into prepared pan and spread evenly.
Sit pan on a wire rack and allow cake to cool. 
Ice with the prepared orange icing