Orange syrup cake (lemoenstroop koek) | Rainbow Cooking

Ingredients

• 125 grams (½ cup) soft butter
• ½ cup (125 ml) sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• Orange zest of 1 orange
• 1 cup (250 ml) flour
• ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) salt
• ½ teaspoon (2 ml) cardamom (optional)
• ½ teaspoon ( 2 ml) bicarbonate of soda dissolved into
• 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon (100 ml) sour milk or buttermilk
• ½ cup (125 ml) chopped dates
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) glazed mixed peel
• ¼ cup (60 ml) chopped walnuts or pecan nuts
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) extra flour (to coat fruit)
• ½ cup (125 ml) orange juice
• 1 cardamom pod (optional)
• ¾ (180 ml) cup sugar
• ½ cup boiling water
• 30 grams (2 tablespoons) butter
• Grated zest of 1 orange (at least 1 teaspoon)