Zesty Cocoa Soda Bread
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
Ingredients
for
8
- Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup superfine caster sugar
- 1 Orange (zest finely grated)
- 4 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup candied Orange peel (cut into batons)
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160 fan) | 350°F | gas 4 and grease and line a large loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
2.
Cream together the butter, sugar and orange zest until well whipped then gradually whisk in the eggs, beating well after each addition. Sift over and fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
3.
Scrape the mixture into the tin and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
4.
Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely before decorating with candied peel.
