Treat The Unexpected Cake

Ideal for unexpected guests!

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup unsalted butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1  tablespoon  orange rind, grated
• 2  cups plain flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1  cup seedless raisin, chopped

• Frosting

• 2  cups icing sugar
• 5  tablespoons butter
• 1  egg white
• 1  tablespoon  orange rind, grated

Directions

1. Lightly flour rhe raisins.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar.
3. Mix in the eggs, vanilla and grated orange peel.
4. Add the baking soda and pinch to the flour.
5. Sift flour mixture into the creamed mixture.
6. Add buttermilk and stir.
7. Stir in the walnuts and raisins.
8. Grease, flour and line the cake pan.
9. Bake at 170 C for 55 minutes.
10. Remove from the oven when golden brwon and allow to cool.
11. Carefully remove from the tin.
12. Make the icing by whisking the egg white slightly until foay, beat together the icing sugar and butter.
13. Fold in the egg white and orange peel.
14. Spread over the cooled cake and decorate with strips of orange.