Orange and Ginger Pound Cake

Ingredients
- 200 g butter
- 350 g caster sugar
- 3 oranges for zest
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup coarsley chopped crystallised ginger, plus extra for decoration
- 250 g flour
- 1 1/2 Tbsp orange juice
- 1 3/4 cups icing sugar
- 65 g cream cheese
Method
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1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Butter a loose bottomed 22cm diameter cake tin and line the bottom with baking paper.
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2. Beat the butter, sugar and the finely grated zest from 2 oranges until pale, thick and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in the flour and ginger, making sure they are mixed in thoroughly but not beaten.
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3. Pour the mixture into the cake tin, place in the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool completely then remove from the tin.
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4. Put the orange juice, icing sugar and cream cheese into a bowl and beat until smooth. Spread this all over the cake. Decorate with slices of ginger and the remaining orange zest. Serve in wedges.