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Orange Cake

A recipe requested from our 1976 cookery book. 

80 mins
Prep Time
(6)
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Orange Cake

Ingredients

 

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease and line the base of a 18cm square cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Cream the butter, sugar and orange zest until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat the eggs until thick and add to the creamed mixture alternatively with the sifted flour and baking powder. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
  4. Bake for 1 hour or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
  5. When cold, ice with  Orange Glace Icing  or dust with icing sugar.

Products used in this recipe

Edmonds Baking Powder NZ Edmonds Cooking

Baking Powder
Edmonds Standard Flour 1.5kg FOP

Standard Grade Flour

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Sharron

I used to make this cake and its was great but for some strange reason, the last two times I made it, it came out flat and more like a slice than a cake. has anyone got any idea what to do to stop this please. EDMONDS: I would first check your Baking Powder. Baking Powder lasts 6 months once opened, after this time the power of the leavener will diminish. If it's older, grab a fresh pack and you should see a much higher, fluffier cake.

Topaz

Tastes like cake, Looks like cake. Definitely a cake.

Saira

Wonderful!

Judith Marshall

Have been making this recipe for decades, but never as a cake.... it is absolutely brilliant as cupcakes, just cook for less time, same length of time as other cupcakes (about 20 minutes) and test with cake testing skewing to make sure done.
Topped with a lemon juice icing it's divine .

Sarah M

Easy to follow recipe. Very tasty, I would give these recipes definitely five stars. Really enjoyed making the Coffee Cake!