STICKY CITRUS CAKE
From vivian 18 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 10
It just another moreish cake
Ingredients
- 175g (6oz) butter or buttery substitute like Utterly Butterly. shopping list
- 175g (6oz) light brown sugar. shopping list
- 175g (6oz) self-raising flour, sifted. shopping list
- 3 medium eggs, beaten. shopping list
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon. (keep zest and juice separate) shopping list
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange.(keep zest and juice separate) shopping list
- 85g (3oz) caster sugar. shopping list
- 115g (4oz) plain chocolate (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 170C / 325F/ gas 3.
- Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin. set aside.
- Put butter, soft brown sugar, flour, eggs and fruit zest into a bowl; beat together until thoroughly mixed.
- Spoon mixture into prepared tin; level surface.
- Bake in oven for about 1 hour or until risen, golden brown and firm to touch.
- Meanwhile, put fruit juices in a pan with the caster sugar; heat gently, stirring, until sugar has dissolved.
- Remove baked cake from oven; slowly pour fruit juice syrup over the top of the hot cake, letting the syrup soak into the cake.
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the tin.
- Melt chocolate, if using, in a bowl over a pan of simmering water; spread melted chocolate evenly over the top of the cake.
- Set aside until chocolate has set.
- Turn cake out of the tin; remove paper.
- Place cake on a serving plate; serve in slices.
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This recipe sounds very interesting. I think I might try it tonight. Thanks!
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