Name: Orange date cake with orange frosting
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter; 2 teaspoon grated orange rind; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup orange juice; 1 cup chopped dates; Orange frosting; 60 gram butter; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar; 2 tablespoon orange juice, approximately

Ingredients

125 gram butter

2 teaspoon grated orange rind

3/4 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup plain flour

1/3 cup orange juice

1 cup chopped dates

Orange frosting

60 gram butter

1 teaspoon grated orange rind

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

2 tablespoon orange juice, approximately

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 20cm ring pan, line base with paper; grease paper.

2.Combine butter, rind, sugar, eggs, sifted flours and orange juice in small bowl of electric mixer, beat on lowest speed until ingredients are combined. Increase speed to medium, beat 2 minutes or until mixture changes in colour and is smooth. Stir in dates; spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake for about 40 minutes. Stand 2 minutes, before turning on to wire rack to cool.

3.To make orange frosting; beat butter and rind in small bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sifted icing sugar and orange juice, beat until frosting is spreadable.

4.Top cold cake with frosting, decorate with shredded orange rind if desired.

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