Nici Wickes: Truly orange, orange cake
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TRULY ORANGE ORANGE CAKE In celebration of Coeliac Awareness Week I give you this tender, moist orange cake that really does get better with age – 1-2 days anyway! 125g...
show moreIn celebration of Coeliac Awareness Week I give you this tender, moist orange cake that really does get better with age – 1-2 days anyway!
125g butter
1 cup regular sugar
2 tsps vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tsps baking soda
3/4 cup warm water
1 orange
1 cup sultanas or raisins
1 ¼ cups GF flour
½ cup ground almonds
Syrup
¼ cup caster sugar
2 tbsps water
Zest of one orange
Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease and line a 22-24cm round cake tin.
Cream the butter and sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat between each addition.
Dissolve the soda in the water and add to the creamed mixture.
Mince or blend the orange, peel and all, raisins/sultanas. Stir this into the creamed mixture.
Stir in sifted flour and ground almonds and mix well.
Scrape into the tin and bake for approx 50-60 minutes or until a skewer when inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool for a 10 minutes and turn out. Cool completely.
Make a sugar syrup with ¼ cup sugar and water and zest of orange. Simmer until it syrups – about 7 minutes. Pour over when cake is cold.
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