Orange Tea Cake

Name: Orange Tea Cake
Ingredients: 230 g unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 2 oranges; 4 eggs (separated); 2 cups self-raising flour (sifted with a pinch of salt); 2 tablespoons milk

6 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

230 g unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
2 oranges
4 eggs (separated)
2 cups self-raising flour (sifted with a pinch of salt)
2 tablespoons milk

Directions

1

Squeeze oranges for juice, and grate just the orange sides for the rind.
2

Make sure not to have any white bits.
3

Preheat oven at 350°F.
4

Beat butter and sugar till light and creamy.
5

Add orange rind, milk, and blend in egg yolks, one at a time.
6

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites till soft peaks form.
7

Fold in flour a little at a time, adding orange juice a little at a time in between.
8

Fold in egg whites, a little a time, until batter is well mixed.
9

Pour into a lined, greased loaf pan and bake in oven for 35-40 minutes, or until cake is cooked in the center.