Showing posts with label orange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orange. Show all posts

Friday, 15 May 2009

Orange Drizzle Cake



1 packet vanilla sponge mix 227g
1 egg
water (the aprox. sponge mix needs)
2-3 heaped spoon of Tang powder
1 big spoon of mixed candied citrus peel
butter (for greasing cake pan)

lemon juice from half a lemon
Icing sugar

**pre-heat oven to gas 6**

Step 1:
Mix the sponge mix with the egg, add half the water, and mix with an eletric mixer for 2-3 min (or what is on the instructun box) till smooth.
Step 2:
Dissolve the tang powder in the rest of the water (hot from kettle) and poor in when slightly cooled.
Mix for another min, add candied peel, stir and pour into greased cake pan.

Bake for 12-15min or untill the knife comes out clean (it will be little goey on bottom..cus of the candied peel..it sinks to the bottom and stays moist :P

for the icing:
mix icing sugar with lemon juice...if you want you can use orange juice instead...or a buttercream..whatever you feel like!

Friday, 6 March 2009

orange and ginger cookies - pic 2

Orange and ginger cookies


Really nice cookies, easy to make. You can dip them in melted chocolate or make them in gingerbread men shapes or add choc chips.

You will need:
10 oz Flour
5 oz Caster Sugar
8 oz Butter
1 egg yolk
1 tsp Ground Ginger
2 tsp Orange Juice
grated rind of One Orange
salt

Method:
Put butter, sugar and orange rind into bowl and mix well with wooden spoon, then beat in egg yolk and orange juice. Sift together flour, ginger and pinch of salt and stir until thoroughly combined, shape dough into ball and wrap in cling film. Leave in fridge for 30-60min.

Preheat oven to gas 5, line 2 trays with baking paper.

Unwrap dough, roll out and cut into desired shapes. Put on prepared sheets, well spaced apart. Bake 10-12min until light brown, and leave to cool..
Enjoy!