Moist orange and almond cake

Name: Moist orange and almond cake
Ingredients: icing (confectioners’) sugar, for dusting; whipped cream and orange slices (optional), to serve; 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup plain (all-purpose) flour; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups ground almonds; whipped cream and orange slices (optional), to serve; 1 large orange, washed butter, for greasing; 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder; 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 3 eggs; 1 large orange, washed butter, for greasing

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

There are many techniques for adding moisture and flavour to cake batters. Here a whole orange is cooked slowly until completely tender and then blended to a purée. Ground almonds add richness and moisture. Eat fresh, served with orange slices and whipped cream.

Ingredients

1 large orange, washed butter, for greasing
3 eggs
225 g/8

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Pierce the orange with a skewer. Put it in a deep pan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour, until soft. Drain, then cool.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm/8in round deep cake