Orange madeira cake

CAKE

INGREDIENTS

340g sugar

340g butter

1 orange, rinded

8 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup milk

pinch salt

2 large cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

ICING

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

2 tablespoons butter

1 orange, juiced and rinded

boiling water

METHOD

To make the cake, beat butter and sugar to a cream. Add orange rind, beaten eggs and then milk.

Sift all dry ingredients in separate bowl and fold through wet ingredients. Bake in at 180°C for 1 ¼ hours.

To make the icing, beat together icing sugar, butter and orange juice. Add boiling water as required to reach a smooth consistency. Spread evenly over cooled cake.

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