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FIREWORKS CAKE

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Takes 1hr 30mins serves 8 FOR the cake 175g butter, softened 175g golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs 1tsp vanilla extract grated zest of 1 orange 225g self-raising flour, sifted 1tsp ground cinnamon FOR the icing 100g butter, softened 225g icing sugar, sifted 1tsp orange food colouring 260g orange chocolate matchstick­s

1 Heat oven to 190°C/gas 5. Butter and flour a 1.4ltr pudding bowl and line the base with greaseproo­f paper. 2 Cream the butter and sugar, gradually beat in the eggs, then fold in the vanilla, orange zest, flour and cinnamon. Spoon into the prepared pudding basin. 3 Bake for 45 mins-1 hr, until a skewer comes out clean. Turn out the cake, remove paper and leave to cool completely. 4 For the icing, beat the butter and icing sugar together until creamy. Stir in the colouring, mix well and spread over the cake. 5 Arrange the orange chocolate matchstick­s to look like a bonfire and top with sparklers.

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