Citrus Cake

Submitted by English_Rose

"Here is a tasty, tangy cake which is best made with pure juices of the citrus fruit."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1 1⁄4 cups superfine sugar
• 3 cups self-raising flour (all-purpose flour with baking powder)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup orange juice, and
• lemon juice, mixed

• Butter Cream Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups icing sugar (frosting)
• 3⁄4 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (or lime juice)

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 320F
2. Mix the margarine and sugar together and cream until light and fluffy.
3. Then beat in the eggs, one at a time.
4. Stir in the fruit juices and the flour and mix well. Pour the mixture into a cake tin measuring 8"x12"x1½" which has been lined with baking parchment and spread evenly.
5. Bake in the pre-heated oven for roughly 35 minutes.
6. Allow the cake to cool in the tin before removal and storage in an air-tight container.