How to make a Chocolate Orange Tray Bake Cake

You will need:

For the Cake:

300g Self-raising flour

300g Caster Sugar

300g Margarine/butter

5 eggs

2tbsp Cocoa Powder

2 Oranges (Zest of both and 3tbsp Juice)

For the topping:

200g Icing Sugar

2tbsp Orange Juice

Sprinkles

Method:

1. Firstly cream together the butter and caster sugar in a bowl until well combined.

2. Then add the eggs, zest of the 2 oranges and 3 tbsp of orange juice and mix well.

3. Then add the self-raising flour and cocoa powder, and mix until well combined.

4. Put the batter into a pre-greased and lined tin (I used a 33cm by 23cm by 6cm tin).

5. Then bake in a pre-heated oven at Gas Mark 5, 190C or 170C fan assisted for about 40-45 minutes. To test that the cake is cooked all the way through, use a toothpick to put into the middle of the cake and if it come out clean it is ready.

6. Then allow the cake to cool slightly.

7. Then to make the icing, in a bowl, mix together the icing sugar and orange juice and mix until combined and smooth.

8. Spread this on top of the cake, and while the icing is still wet, sprinkle the top with the sprinkles.

9. Then chop into the size pieces you want and enjoy.