December 2, Orange Devil Cake

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Beat butter and caster sugar till light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time and beat.
Stir in sifted flour, baking soda, and cocoa powder, orange juice, vanilla essence and milk.
Pour into to lined 20cm round cake tins.
Bake for 45 minutes.
When cool join with icing.
Then cover with whole cake with icing.
For decoration grate orange zest and white chocolate over iced cake.



Icing

Mix 3 cups of icing sugar with 1/4 cup of cocoa powder.
Make follow in the middle of the mixture.
Place two tablespoons of margarine in the centre of the mixture.
Add boiling water till mixture is dissolved but not to 'runny'.

Tips

Add a teaspoon of red food colouring to cake mixture to give it a richer colour.
To get cakes to rise more evenly cover cake tin with tinfoil (thanks to Donna Hay for this tip!!)