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Amanda McInerney of www.lambsearsandhoney.com

Orange, Honey & Walnut Spice Cake

Take care not to over-cook like I did, or this cake will be a little dry. This is delicious if left unfrosted and buttered - or frosted with the orange blossom buttercream. You choose!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course: Cake
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups SR flour sifted
  • pinch of salt
  • 125 gms butter softened
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 80 gms honey
  • zest of 2 oranges
  • 4 egg yolks
  • juice of 3 oranges
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • FROSTING
  • 1 cup sifted icing sugar
  • 2 Tbsp soft butter
  • 1 Tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 170C (325F). Grease and line a 23cm x 13cm (9" x 5") loaf pan.
  2. Sift flour, salt and spices together.
  3. Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, add orange zest and egg yolks one at a time, then add honey.
  4. Fold in sifted flour and spices, alternating with orange juice, adding more juice if batter is too stiff. Stir through the walnuts.
  5. Bake in loaf tin 40-45 minutes, checking with a skewer at the 40 minute mark.
  6. Cool on wire rack before frosting.
  7. FROSTING
  8. Beat all ingredients together in a small bowl until fluffy, then frost the cooled cake.

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