Orange lime cake
ORANGE LIME CAKE
Ingredients:
Cake:
125g Unsalted Butter
Zest of 1 Lime
Zest of 1 Orange
200g Fine Sugar
3 Large Eggs
200g Self-Raising Flour, sifted
125g Plain Yogurt
Syrup:
Juice of 1 Lime
Juice of 1 Orange
3 tbsp Sugar
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Grease and flour an 8 inch ring pan, or grease and line an 8 inch square pan.
2. Place butter, lime and orange zest in a large mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
3. Add sugar a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time and mix well.
5. Fold in flour alternately with yogurt.
6. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at for 35mins or until skewer inserted comes out clean.
7. Around 10 minutes before end of baking time, prepare syrup. To make syrup place lime juice, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat , stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Bring mixture to a boil without stirring. And boil for 3 mins.
8. Remove cake from oven. Pour hot syrup over the cake. If using a cake stand or cake board, let the cake stand in tin for 5 mins, then turn out on a wire rack with tray underneath, before pouring the syrup. Set aside to cool.
*This a non-frosted cake though you can frost or glaze it if you like. Ideal for bite-size serving for buffets, or cut into wedges for teatime or snack. Enjoy!
Thanks for all your likes and shares in our TopFan Thursday Live. Here's a summarised video and recipe. I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to like and share this video too! š„°
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1730570490446897&id=142234425947186P