The Quest For The Orange Cake Grail Continues

Fresh from the oven

On 1 October, I resumed my quest for the Holy Grail of orange cakes, i.e. an orange cake so good that it becomes my “go to” recipe thereafter.

In embarking on this quest, my yardstick is the orange cakes that were standard fare in Brisbane (Australia) eateries in the early to mid ’90s, when I used to visit there a lot.

Whatever their provenance, I can tell you it’s not one shared by NZ cafes and purveyors of cake goodness, hence the quest.

In the 1 October post I mentioned...