Orange And Cardamom Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 380 g plain flour
• 300 g caster sugar
• 160 ml canola oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
• 180 ml fresh orange juice
• 3 eggs (large)
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 3/4 teaspoons cardamom (crushed)
• 1 pinch salt
• 110 g icing sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cardamom, cinnamon and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat the eggs together til smooth.
• 4 make a well in the centre and add orange juice, canola oil, orange and lemon zests, vanilla essence and eggs.
• 5 mix well til light and fluffy.
• 6 spoon into cake tin (not sure of size, just guessed).
• 7 bake for 50mins or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
• 8 leave to cool.
• 9 prepare glaze; whisk all ingredients together, poke a fork all over the top of the cake and pour mixture over while still warm.
• 10 leave to cool completely.