Orange Tea Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 230 g unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 2 oranges
• 4 eggs (separated)
• 2 cups self-raising flour (sifted with a pinch of salt)
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 squeeze oranges for juice, and grate just the orange sides for the rind.
• 2 make sure not to have any bits.
• 3 preheat oven at 350°f.
• 4 beat butter and sugar till light and creamy.
• 5 add orange rind, milk, and blend in egg yolks, one at a time.
• 6 in a separate bowl, beat egg whites till soft peaks form.
• 7 fold in flour a little at a time, adding orange juice a little at a time in between.
• 8 fold in egg whites, a little a time, until batter is well mixed.
• 9 pour into a lined, greased loaf pan and bake in oven for 35-40 minutes, or until cake is cooked in the center.