Desserts/really delicious orange cake
Makes: 1 cake
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
From: The Power of Poppy Pendle by Natasha Lowe
Contents
Ingredients
1 large organic ocean
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/4 apricot jam
1 1/3 cups flour and 2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Using a lemon zester, grate the rinds off the orange, and squeeze out 5 tbsp. of the juice.
Step 3
Cream the butter and the sugar.
Step 4
Add the eggs, one at time, mixing well after each addition.
Step 5
Mix in the grated orange rind and the apricot jam.
Step 6
Carefully stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Don't overmix. Add 5 Tbsp. of orange juice.
Step 7
Butter a square pan. Pour in the cake mixture.
Step 8
Bake for about 40 minutes until the top is light golden and feels spongy when you touch it. It is nice with orange cream cheese frosting.
