Orange Cake

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Ingredients

150g salted butter, softened

220g caster sugar

4 eggs, whites and yolks separated (at room temperature)

Juice and zest from 3 oranges

250g plain flour

1tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

Powder sugar to dust (optional)

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You will also need

A cake tin (any shape you want)

 

Method

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1. Pre-heat your oven to 180ºC and grease your tin.

2. Using a stand mixer or a hand-held electric whisk, beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy (around 3 minutes).

3. With the mixer on low speed, at the egg yolks one at time. Make sure you fully incorporate after every addition.

4. Slowly add the orange juice and orange zest. At this time, your batter might look like it's split/curdled, but don’t worry, it will come together.

5. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until fully incorporated.

6. In a separate bowl and using clean beaters, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks.

7. Fold one spoonful of egg whites into your cake mix and fully combine. This will loosen up the batter.

8. Add the rest of the egg whites and, using a spatula, carefully fold in. 

9. Pour into your cake tin and bake in the middle shelf of the oven for 35-40 minutes. 

10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 2 minutes. Remove from the tin and place on a wire rack to cool. 

11. Dust with some powder sugar and serve.

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