Moist Butter Orange Cake

Baked a butter orange cake 2 weeks back, and this recipe is another keeper too! Hubby gave another perfect 10 for this one :)

Orange Cake Recipe by Amy Beh

* 150g butter
* 100g castor sugar
* Grated rind of 1 orange
* 3 eggs
* 1 1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice

Sifted
*125g self-raising flour
* 1/8 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp milk powder

Method

Ingredients

1. Grease sides and line the base of a 20cm round cake tin with greaseproof paper. Preheat oven at 170C.
2. Cream butter, sugar and orange rind until light and creamy.
3. Beat in one egg at a time, adding a little flour if the mixture begins to curdle.
4. Beat in orange juice till well combined.
5. Sift in flour mixture, half-portion at a time. Mix well on lowest speed until well combined.
6. Turn mixture out into prepared tin and level the surface with a spatula.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Leave the cake to cool for 5-10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.