Vanilla and Blood Orange Cake

Name: Vanilla and Blood Orange Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Middle East
Ingredients: 3 eggs, beaten; 150 g (5½ oz) plain flour, sifted; 200 g (7 oz) butter; 1 vanilla pod, split and scraped; 2 blood oranges, plus extra to serve; 300 g (10½ oz) caster sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

Citrus fruits and vanilla are a classic combination and this wondrous pairing is used widely in the baking of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. This is my take on a caramelised cake using blood oranges, and it makes a great centrepiece for any gathering of friends and family.

Ingredients

2 blood oranges, plus extra to serve
300 g (10½ oz) caster sugar

Middle East
Mediterranean
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. You will need a 21cm (8in) round non-stick tin.
Cut one orange into thin slices and remove the pips. Finely grate the zest of the other orange and squeeze out the juice. Set aside.
Put 120g (4oz) su