Mary Berry’s Orange Layer Cake
Everyone loves a moist and flavorful orange cake, and this zesty recipe is sure to become a favorite. The combination of fresh orange zest in the cake batter and the buttery orange icing creates a delightful citrusy taste that is perfect for any occasion. Baking this cake will fill your kitchen with a wonderful aroma, and the end result is a beautiful, delicious treat that is simply irresistible.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 225g baking spread
- 225g self-raising flour
- 1 level tsp baking powder
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 100g brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- finely grated zest of 2 oranges
- 150g butter , softened
- 300g icing sugar , sifted
- finely grated zest of 2 oranges
- 25g caster sugar
- juice of 2 oranges
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. You will need 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed sandwich tins, greased and bases lined with baking parchment. Measure all the cake ingredients into a large bowl (reserve a little orange zest for decoration) and beat with a wooden spoon or electric hand mixer until combined and smooth.
- Divide evenly between the 2 tins. Bake for 20-25 mins or until well risen, lightly golden and shrinking away from the sides of the tins. After 5 mins, remove from the tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.
- To make the icing, put the butter and icing sugar into a bowl and mix with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in the orange zest.
- Remove the paper from the cakes. Sit 1 cake upside down on a plate. Make the glaze by putting the caster sugar and orange juice into a saucepan, stirring over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Boil until reduced by half, then brush half on the upside-down cake, using a pastry brush. Spread half the butter icing over the glazed cake. Sit the other cake on top, brush with the remaining glaze, then spread with the remaining butter icing. Scatter with the reserved orange zest. The cake is best eaten on the day, but will keep for up to 3 days in a cool place. It freezes well un-iced or filled.
Cook Time
20M
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
Cuts into 8 slices
Nutrition
- Calories: 745 calories
- Fat Content: 42 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 15 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 86 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 67 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 6 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 1.3 milligram of sodium
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