Diet and Travel

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 150g sugar
• 125g butter
• 3 eggs
• 175g self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Zest of 2 oranges (optional: save ¼ of the zest for the decoration)
• 2 tablespoons milk

For the icing:

• 100g butter
• 300g icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon milk (optional)

Method:

1. Zest the oranges and set aside.
2. Cream the butter and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time.
3. Stir in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon, followed by the orange zest. You can save some for the icing/decoration, or add the whole lot to the cake batter.
4. Add the milk.
5. Grease and flour an 18x25x5cm tin, or line it with foil/greaseproof paper if you prefer.
6. Pour the mixture into the tin; use the back of a spoon or a spatula to spread the mixture evenly around the tin.
7. Bake at 160°C fan (or 180° conventional oven) for 30-35 minutes.
8. While the cake is baking, prepare the icing. Soften the butter, then add the icing sugar a little at a time. For a smoother consistency, add a teaspoon of milk.
9. Allow the cake to cool completely before icing.
10. Smother in icing, sprinkle with orange zest and/or cinnamon if you like, cut into slices and munch away!

Tips:

• You could incorporate the remaining zest and ½ a teaspoon of cinnamon into the icing itself.
• Cinnamon can be substituted for ground mixed spice/allspice.