Orange Rind Butter Cake

This recipe makes for a pretty decent butter cake. You can change the type of fruit you like to put in by substituting accordingly e.g. 1 banana instead of 1 orange.

Preparation time is about 15mins, while baking time is around 50mins.

Ingredients

125g butter (or half a slab!)

90g castor sugar (if you like it sweeter, can add 10g more)

100g self raising flour, sifted

2 whole medium size eggs

2 additional egg yolks

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 tablespoon whipping or nestle cream

Zest of 1 orange

1 orange to be squeezed for the juice

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar together using the low speed. When butter is creamy and a shade lighter, it is done.

2. Slowly add beaten eggs, cream and vanilla essence a bit at a time. Cream the mixture well after each addition. (this is so that it will not curdle)

3, Fold/beat in flour with metal/plastic spoon.

4. Fold/beat in zest and juice.

5. Line cake tin with baking paper (am lazy, didn't want to do a lot of cleaning!) and pour in mixture.

6. Bake at 160deg, middle shelf for 50mins (to put in a toothpick to check, if it comes out clean, it is cooked / when cake has a nice dark golden brown crust)

Have fun and let me know how it turns out! :)