Orange Marmalade Cake

Submitted by English_Rose

"A moist orange marmalade cake with a lovely creamy frosting."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• For the cake

• 6 ounces butter, softened
• 6 ounces light brown sugar
• 2 oranges
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 6 ounces all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 ounces all-bran cereal, crushed
• 3 ounces sultanas
• 3 tablespoons marmalade
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 14 ounces cream cheese
• 2 ounces confectioners' sugar

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and line a 8in round cake tin.
3. In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, zest and orange juice of 1 orange until light and fluffy.
4. Next gradually beat in the egg, followed by the flour, baking powder, cereal, sultanas, marmalade and corn syrup.
5. Spoon into the prepared tin, then flatten the surface with the back of a spoon.
6. Place in the oven and cook for 1¼ hours or until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
7. Leave to cool in the tin before turning out.
8. Combine together the cream cheese and icing sugar until soft and silky smooth, then spread evenly over the surface of the cake, finishing with a sprinkling of orange zest from the remaining orange.
9. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Mandy]

This was a lovely snack cake but I adjusted the recipe slightly to suit the ingredients I had on hand..I used Sultana Bran, marg instead of butter & regular sugar with great results, topped with my own orange icing...mmm yum!