120g margarine or soft butter
120g sugar
120g self-raising flour
2 large eggs - beaten
grated zest of 1 orange
120g gooseberries, topped and tailed (and halved, if very big)
Topping:
40g granulated sugar
Juice of 1 orange
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/350F/gas 4. Grease and line a shallow tin (approx 20 x15cm) with greaseproof paper..
- Cream together the fat and sugar. Beat in the eggs then gently stir in the flour, orange zest and gooseberries.
- Spoon the mixture into the tin and level the surface. Bake for 35 minutes until a skewer or sharp knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Stir the orange juice and granulated sugar together, spoon over the surface of the warm cake and leave to cool. Cut into squares.