RECIPE | Jolene Nichas’ orange cake

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Jolene Nichas’ orange cake

Ingredients

• 150 g soft margarine
• 500 ml cake flour, sifted
• 300 ml castor sugar
• 15 ml baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 3 large eggs
• 100 ml milk
• 50 ml orange juice
• Zest of 1 orange

Preparation

Step 1: Preheat oven to 180 °C. Spray two cake tins with non-stick cooking spray and line bottoms with baking paper.

Step 2: Mix soft margarine with dry ingredients. Add eggs, milk and water.

Step 3: Mix until mixture is smooth. Spoon into cake tins and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Turn out on cooling racks.

Icing

Step 1: Mix ingredients until creamy and spread between the two layers as well as on top.

Step 2: Garnish with orange zest.

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