Soft Citrus Cake

Cake

• Wheat flour – 200 g
• Brown sugar – 70 g
• Butter – 100 g
• Eggs – 3
• Orange (about 200g ) – 1
• Baking powder -5 g

Syrup

• Lemon juice – 30 ml
• Water – 30 ml
• Sugar – 40 g
• Honey – 1 tbs

Mix eggs and sugar with a mixer for about 3 minutes to get white batter. Melt the butter in advance, let it cool, add to the mixture. Add orange juice and orange zest.

Sieve flour and baking powder into the batter.

Pour the mixture into a tin, place in the pre-heated oven (180º) for about 20-30 minutes.

In the meantime, make the syrup. In a small pan mix together lemon juice, water and sugar. Let it boil. The sugar has to dissolve. Remove from the heat, add honey.

With a toothpick, make small holes on the top of the cake. Spread the syrup gently over the top. Let it rest for 10 minutes.

Decorate with cinnamon or powdered sugar.

Enjoy!