Sticky Orange Cake

Sticky Orange Cake

1 1/4 cups self rising flour*

3/4 plus 2 tbsp caster sugar

3/4 cups butter, room temperature

5 tbsp milk

2 large eggs

1 orange, zest grated

*if you don't have it, make your own: 1 1/4 cup flour + 1 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp salt. Whisk together

Glaze

1/3 cup caster sugar

1 orange, juice

Grease a spring-form pan with butter, 8 inch

Heat oven to 350°F

Pour sugar, butter, milk in a bowl and whisk together

Add eggs and orange zest

Add flour

Mix with a whisk until smooth, then pour in the prepared pan

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until golden. Check with a toothpick, if done.

While cake is baking, prepare the glaze.

Pour sugar and orange juice and bring to a boil, then simmer 1 minute

Take cake out of the oven, loosen the sides and immediately pour the glaze over. Cool

Remove from the pan and place on a plate