Orange Syrup Cake... this is seriously delicious!

Ingredients:
125g softened butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
grated zest of 1 orange
1 1/4 cups self-raising flour - sifted
1/3 cup milk

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to a moderate 180 degrees C (160 fan forced). Grease and line a 19 x 9 cm small loaf pan. Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs gradually, beating well between each addition. Stir through orange zest. Fold through the flour alternately with the milk.

2. Spoon the mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 40 min or until golden brown. Remove from oven and pierce holes in the top of cake with a skewer. Pour over Orange Syrup (see below) and allow to cool in pan. Top with orange shreds (optional) to serve.

ORANGE SYRUP
Place 1/2 cup fresh orange juice and 1 cup pure icing sugar into a small saucepan. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.

Yum thanks for posting!!

There is currently a recipe really similar to this on the Sunbeam sultana packets that I keep meaning to try. I even have an orange sitting in the fridge specially. About the only difference in the recipes is the cake has sultanas in it (funny, that) and the syrup has 80ml of white wine in it!

I made this today ... didnt have white wine but I had liqueur tokay (the same bottle that got me knocked up to start with) and ....

OMG it was THE most delicious cake EVER :)

hmmmmmmm. yummo~!

Cooking this right now :)

Does it have to be served warm (because of the syrup)?

It is soooooooooooo yummo! DH & I just had some warm and it was brilliant. DH remarked that it was so moist and delicious. I will definitely be making this again. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe Cass :hug:

Nettie, no it doesn't have to be warm :) I've actually only ever had it cooled... at room temp. I know some people warm it and like it that way but I just never make it to the microwave before I eat it!! lol

Lisa, no probs... I love it too and it's soooooooo easy and simple!

That sounds delicious