Orange Marmalade Cake
A simple fool proof cake with a huge taste along with being moist and moorish. Keep’s fresh in a cake tin for several days.
Preparation time: 20 minutes Quantity: Makes 8 portions Cooking time: 1 & 1/4 - 1 & 1/2 hours
Ingredients
200g / 8 oz plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
100g / 4 oz butter - softened
50g / 2 oz light brown sugar
1/2 orange zest/ chopped rind
2 eggs - medium to large
3 tablespoons fine cut orange marmalade
3 tablespoons milk
Method
- Sift the flour twice with the baking powder
- Rub in the diced soft butter
- Mix in the sugar and zest
- Beat in the eggs, marmalade and milk to form a batter
- Spoon in to a greased 1lb loaf tin or other suitable ovenproof dish/ tin
- Bake in a preheated oven gas 4 / 180*c / 350*f for 1 & 1/4 - 1 & 1/2 hours or until cooked in the middle (see tips)