Orange and lime butter cake with Chocolate Vienna frosting

Mar 04 04:20pm

Prep Time	Cook Time	Serves
15 mins	45 mins	Makes 2 x 8cm round cakes

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Finely grated rind and
juice of 2 oranges
Finely grated rind and
juice of 1 large lime
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
CHOCOLATE VIENNA FROSTING
250g butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup pure icing sugar,
sifted
2 Tbsp cocoa, sifted

Here's how:

1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Lightly grease and line the base and sides of 2 x 8cm round cake pans with baking paper. Cream the butter, sugar, vanilla, and orange and lime rind in the small bowl of an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Stir in half the flour and ¼ cup orange juice, then stir in remaining flour and ¼ cup lime juice.

2 Spoon mixture into prepared pans. Bake for 45 minutes or until cakes are cooked in the centre when tested with a skewer. Stand for 5 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool. When cold, spread the cakes with Chocolate Vienna frosting.

3 To make Chocolate Vienna frosting: Using an electric hand beater, beat the butter in a bowl until it becomes white in colour. Slowly add combined icing sugar and cocoa, 1 tablespoonful at a time, until well combined and icing is soft and spreadable.