Recipe

Whole Orange Cake - Joan Bray

Several members have asked for the following recipe.

It's very easy to make.

WHOLE ORANGE CAKE (Will freeze)

2 Small sweet oranges

50gr (2oz) melted butter

+ a little extra.

140gr (5oz) Caster sugar

3 Eggs

85gr (3oz) S.R.Flour

100gr (4oz) Ground Almonds

85gr (3oz) Icing Sugar

Creme Fraiche to serve (Optional)

Oven 180c, Gas 4, Fan 160c

Buttered and lined base of an

8" round deep cake tin.

Method:

Put 1 orange in a small saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from pan and when cool roughly chop, discarding the pips. Put into food processor including peel and whizz until smooth. Whisk sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy, sieve in flour and almonds and gently fold in with metal spoon. Add pureed orange and melterd butter and fold in until just mixed.

Pour into prepared tin and bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool in tin for 5 minutes before removing. Put icing sugar into a bowl and mix with enough juice squeezed from other orange to make a smooth pouring icing and spread over cake.

N.B. This can also be used as a sweet by omitting icing, but dusted with icing sugar and serving warm with creme fraiche.

Joan Bray.