Orange Tea Cake

The best teacake recipe to make for afternoon tea time, when you have fresh oranges lying around the house!

Serves : 8

Equipments and Utensils

• 20 cm round cake tin
• oven
• containers for ingredients
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• weighing scale
• sifter
• citrus zester
• citrus juicer
• mixing bowl
• fork for beating eggs
• spatula
• wire rack for cooling
• cake storage container

Ingredients

• 1 cup self raising flour, sifted
• ⅛ cup cornflour, sifted
• 50 grams butter, softened
• 85 grams sugar
• 2 pieces large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 piece medium size fresh orange (179 grams), zest and 60 ml juice without pulp
• 2 tablespoons fresh milk
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar for sprinkling
• oil for greasing

Method

1. Preheat oven 160°C (fan forced).
2. Grease a 20 cm round cake tin and line with non-stick baking paper in the base.
3. Cream butter and sugar. Then add the egg and beat well.
4. Add zest, orange juice and milk. Mixture will curdle.
5. Sift and stir in the dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Pour the batter into prepared tin and sprinkle with sugar.
7. Bake for 30 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
8. Transfer the teacake in the wire rack.

Psalm 122:6
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Mrs. Shirley Simmons