Orange Syrup Cake
- 250g unsalted butter, cubed and softened
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 250g block PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed and softened
- rind of 2 oranges, flesh reserved
- 1/4 cup Cointreau
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup caster sugar, extra
- rind and juice of 1 orange, extra
- 2 tablespoons water
- Beat butter and sugar using an electric mixer for 3 minutes or until mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add Philly* and beat slowly until combined.
- Add rind, 1 tablespoon Cointreau and eggs, one egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Fold flour through Philly* mixture until combined.
- Spoon half the mixture into a 6 cup capacity greased fluted cake tin.
- Cut pith from reserved oranges and thinly slice oranges horizontally.
- Arrange orange slices over batter and top with remaining batter mixture.
- Bake at 180C for 1 hour or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
- Place a baking tray under the rack.
- Combine extra sugar, extra rind and juice, water and remaining Cointreau in a saucepan and simmer until sugar has dissolved and liquid is reduced by half.
- Pour syrup over cooled cake and serve with pouring cream.
unsalted butter, caster sugar, cream cheese, eggs, flour, caster sugar, rind, water
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/orange-syrup-cake-104441.aspx (may not work)