Iced Orange Cake

12 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3 None eggs
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 None oranges, peel grated
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • None None FOR THE ORANGE ICING
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 None orange, peel grated and 1 tbsp juice

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 9-inch fluted tube pan.
  2. 2
    Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Mix eggs, butter, buttermilk and orange peel and juice in a medium bowl. Add to dry ingredients and slowly stir until combined. Spoon into prepared pan.
  3. 3
    Bake for 1 hour 10 mins, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
  4. 4
    For the icing, place powdered sugar in a heatproof bowl. Stir in butter and orange peel and juice. Place over a saucepan of simmering water and heat, stirring, for 1 min, until smooth. Spoon over cake. Let stand until icing is set.

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