Moist Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing

Today is my nephew's birthday and he is already 11 years old.  Time flies, he is already a big boy.  Remember the time when he was a baby, he is so adoreable and every one likes him. He is close to me too as i have been taking care of him for a year before i got married.  Till now he is still close to me and my family. This is for him and wish him a happy 11th birthday.  Happy Birthday, Fabian!

Moist Chocolate Cake @ Sugabakes

Crunchy-top Cake

This recipe is new to me and i decided to give it a try.  The crunchy layer of sugar and the refreshing flavour from the lemon and orane zest in the cake make the taste even wonderful. The cake is buttery and its moist.

Crunchy top cake @ Sugabakes

Recipe

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Ingredients

250g Butter

210g Castor sugar

Orange Zest - grated from 1 orange

Lemon Zest - grated from 1 lemon

4 Eggs

240g Self Raising Flour

1Tbsp milk

60g Demerara sugar

1 Tbsp sugar

Method

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1) Line a 20cm cake tin with greaseproof paper.  Grease paper and set aside.

2) Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add orange and lemon zest. Add eggs one at a time, beatig well after each addition. Sift in half the flour, then stir.  Repeat with other half. Stir in milk.

3) Spoon batter into prepared tin.  Bake in a preheated 175c oven for 25 mins.

4) Without removing cake from oven, sprinkle demerara sugar mix with 1 tbsp of sugar over the top.  Bake for another 15 mins, or until cake is done.