This cake has been a resounding success with Inger and the boys. I have been making two a week since the first time I made it. It is one of those 'all in together' cakes that are so easy.

Quick-mix Orange Cake

125g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
Zest and juice of an orange
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups self-raising flour
¼ cup milk

Icing

1½ cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20cm square or round cake tin.

Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat on low speed until just combined. Increase speed and beat until smooth. Pour into prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Allow cake to cool for 5 minutes in the tin and then turn out onto a cake tray to cool.

To make the icing, combine icing sugar and enough orange juice to make a smooth paste. Spread icing onto cold cake.