Buttery Orange Cake

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Ingredients

  • 250 g unsalted butter, softened, chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/3 cup self raising flour
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons boiling water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to moderate (180oC/160oC fan-forced). Grease a deep 22-23cm round cake pan, line the base with baking paper.
  2. Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
  3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined between additions. Fold in the sifted flour, then the juice and boiling water.
  4. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour or until the cake is cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand the cake for two minutes before tuning onto a wire rack to cool.
  5. Dust with sifted icing sugar if desired.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

499 kcal 25% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5.3g 11% DV
Total Fat 22.5g 29% DV
Carbs 70.5g 26% DV
Fiber 1.2g 4% DV
Sugar 27.3g 55% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 92.5mg 4% DV
Potassium 231.8mg 5% DV
Cholesterol 118.3mg 39% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 189mcg 21% DV
Vitamin C 7.6mg 8% DV
Calcium 71.8mg 6% DV
Iron 1.9mg 11% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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