Name: Oxfordshire cider cake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 125 gram butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup cider (we used old mout cider); Orange icing; 1/4 cup icing sugar; grated rind of 1 orange; 2 tablespoon soft butter; orange juice, to blend

Ingredients

125 gram butter

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup cider (we used old mout cider)

Orange icing

1/4 cup icing sugar

grated rind of 1 orange

2 tablespoon soft butter

orange juice, to blend

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160ºC fan bake.

2.Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the well-beaten eggs.

3.Divide flour in half. In one half, stir in the ground nutmeg and baking soda. Place the remaining flour to one side.

4.To the nutmeg-soda flour, add cider and beat to a froth. Stir frothy mix into creamed mixture. Beat it all together.

5.Sift in the reserved flour and fold together gently.

6.Place in a greased and paper-lined 18cm cake tin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

7.Place icing sugar, rind and butter in a bowl and mix well. Add juice to achieve desired consistency. Ice cake once cool.

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