Jaffa Drizzle Loaf

This is a cake I make time and time again and always turns out to be delicious.

Ingredients.

FOR THE CAKE:-

5oz softened butter;

8oz self-raising flour;

1 and a half tsp baking powder;

8oz golden caster sugar;

3 large eggs;

6 tbsp milk;

Finely grated zest of 1 large orange.

TO FINISH:-

3 tbsp fresh orange juice;

2oz golden caster sugar;

2oz cooking chocolate (either milk or dark).

Method.

Takes 1 and a quarter hours, plus cooling and setting. Cuts into 8-10 slices.

FOR THE CAKE.

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade/Gas Mark 4/fan oven 160 degrees centigrade. Grease and line a 2 pint loaf tin (or I sometimes use a deep round cake tin). Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Then gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time. Next, sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and stir until well combined. Then add the zest and milk and give a final stir. Spoon the mix into the tin and level the top. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until golden brown and firm to the touch.

TO FINISH.

2. When the cake is cooked, remove it from the oven. Heat the orange juice and sugar gently in a small pan, stirring until dissolved. Prick the top of the cake all over with a fork or skewer and spoon the orange juice mix over it. Leave to cool in the tin, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.

3. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cake and leave to set before slicing.