Ingredients

200gm maida 100gms butter 100gm castor sugar 8 tbsp milk powder 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup milk 1 cup orange juice 1 tsp orange essence 1 tbsp orange rind For icing: 1 cup fresh cream ½ cup castor sugar Pinch of orange colour 1 cup milk 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp custard powder 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds (for decoration)  

Method:

1.Mix together sugar and butter and beat it. 2.Mix together maida, milk powder, baking powder and baking soda and sieve it. Gradually add this to sugar and butter batter. 3.Also add orange juice and milk to the batter. Beat well. 4.Add orange essence and orange rind. Mix and pour in a greased baking dish. 5.Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree for 40-45 minutes 6.For icing, mix cream, orange colour and castor sugar and blend till it turns light and fluffy. Keep aside. 7.Mix milk and sugar in a pan and bring it to boil. Mix custard powder with a little cold water to form a paste. Add it to boiling milk and cook for 1 minute. Keep aside and let it cool. 8.Slice the cake horizontally into 2 halves. 9.Spread half of the custard sauce on the cake. Cover the cake with the other half. 10.Spread the remaining custard sauce on top of the cake. 11.Now decorate with the orange cream and pomegranate seeds.