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The ultimate orange cake, flavoured with freshly squeezed orange juice and fragrant orange zest. Finished with a vibrant orange icing and a sprinkling of desiccated coconut, it is wonderfully fluffy, moist and intensely aromatic. Simply delicious!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ingredients for the orange cake:<\/span><\/p>\n

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• 200 g butter<\/li>\n
• 170 g caster sugar<\/li>\n
• 3 large eggs<\/li>\n
• 180 g plain flour<\/li>\n
• 30 g potato starch (or cornflour)<\/li>\n
• 1\u00bd tsp baking powder<\/li>\n
• finely grated zest of 1 orange<\/li>\n
• 100 ml freshly squeezed orange juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  All ingredients should be at room temperature. Sift together the flour, potato starch and baking powder, then set aside.<\/p>\n

  Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the orange zest. Add the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with the orange juice. Fold gently with a spatula or whisk until just combined. Do not overmix.<\/p>\n

  Line a 21\u201322 cm round cake tin with baking parchment. Transfer the batter to the prepared tin and level the surface.<\/p>\n

  Bake at 170\u00b0C for about 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before icing.<\/p>\n

  Ingredients for the orange icing:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 1 cup icing sugar<\/li>\n
  • 2\u20133 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice<\/li>\n
  • finely grated zest of \u00bd orange<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Place all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly using the back of a spoon until smooth. If the icing is too thin, add more icing sugar. If it is too thick, add a little more orange juice. Spread the icing over the cooled cake.<\/p>\n

    To finish:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • desiccated coconut, for sprinkling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Scatter the desiccated coconut over the icing before it sets.<\/p>\n

      Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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      Recipe source \u2014 Det s\u00f8te liv<\/a>, with my own adaptations.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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