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.