Rustic Orange Teacake

A teacake in Australia is typically a butter cake. Bake from the oven not more than 30 minutes. It is delicious if serve warm!  

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
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 piece fresh navel orange (191 grams), zest and 80 ml juice with pulp
• 2 tablespoons fresh milk
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar for sprinkling
• oil for greasing

Method

1. Preheat oven 180°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 and orange juice with pulp. Mixture will curdle.
5. Sift and stir in the dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Pour the batter into prepared tin and sprinkle with caster sugar.
7. Bake for 30 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
8. Transfer the teacake in the wire rack.
9. Serve warm!

Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

Mrs. Shirley Simmons