Description
This cake looks like a special occasion bake, but the method is forgiving and easy. Fresh zest keeps it bright and light.
Ingredients
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- 175 g cranberries, soaked in the juice of 1 and 1/2 oranges for 1 hour
- 190 g butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 190 g (1 1/2 cups) self-raising flour
- Zest of 2 oranges
For the glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar
- Reserved orange juice from soaked cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170°C.
- Grease and flour a 17 cm Bundt cake pan or a 1 kg loaf pan and set aside.
- In a mixer or a bowl, beat 190 g butter with 3/4 cup caster sugar until light and creamy. Don’t worry if it’s not perfectly white, just get it fluffy.
- Add 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of flour (this helps prevent curdling). Mix well.
- Then add the remaining 2 eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Gently fold in 190 g self-raising flour and the zest of 2 oranges.
- Strain the cranberries, reserving the juice for the glaze.
- Fold the cranberries into the batter carefully so you don’t break them up too much.
- Spoon the batter into your prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Let the cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool.
Orange Glaze:
- Mix 1 cup icing sugar with enough of the reserved orange juice to reach a thick, pourable consistency.
- Drizzle over the cooled cake for a bright, glossy finish.
Notes
Created, Prepared, Tasted, and Tested by Gail


