Orange cake
The zest of citrus and a hint of whisky gives this cake a wonderful fragrance. Served for afternoon tea, it’s sure to become a staple in your household.
Original recipe
Handwritten recipe for orange cake from Rose Seidler’s collection, on page 1 of the folio of sweet recipes, under the Apfel im Schlafrock.
The cake is one of three variations of orange cake added in English to this folio.
No cooking instructions are provided in the original.
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Dr Jacqui Newling
Curator
Jacqui is a passionate public historian, her curatorial practice shaped by a hungry mind. She has a PhD in history and a Le Cordon Bleu Master of Gastronomy. Interrogating and interpreting history, place, and social culture through a gastronomic lens, Jacqui is a leading voice in Australian food culture and identity in settler-colonial contexts, past and present. Jacqui’s expertise and scholarship extend well beyond the kitchen, and her curatorial work is founded in a commitment to share the rich and complex history of NSW in innovative, inspiring, and meaningful ways.
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