This is a Nigel Slater recipe from the BBC Food website.http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/afrostedmarmaladecak_80553.shtmlI must admit it this wasn’t an entirely successful cake, although that was mostly due to me adding large sultanas to the cake which all ended up sinking to the bottom of the tin! Everyone who had a slice did enjoy it but personally I found the frosting a bit too sweet. It is a lovely light sponge though and if you like lemon drizzle cake then you should definitely give it a go.
Ingredients
175g/6oz butter
175/6oz caster sugar
3 large eggs
75g/3oz orange marmalade
1 large orange, zest & juice
175g/6oz self-raising flour
100g/3½oz icing sugar
Cream the butter and sugar together till pale and fluffy. Beat the eggs in a little at a time, then mix in the marmalade and the finely grated orange zest. Sift and fold in the flour with a large metal spoon. Lastly, gently stir in the juice of half the orange. 
Spoon the mixture into a lined tin, lightly smoothing the top. Bake for forty minutes in a pre-heated oven at 180°/Gas 4, checking it after thirty-five with a metal skewer. Leave to cool in the tin - it will sink slightly - then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
Sift the icing sugar and mix it to a smooth, slightly runny consistency with as much of the remaining orange juice as it takes - probably just under two tablespoons. Drizzle the icing over the cake, letting it run down the sides, and leave to set.
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