Monday 24 March 2014

Orange and Almond Syrup Cake




I've had several requests for this recipe after I used this cake in my Cup of Tea with Me Post. So here it is, and also in it's true uncropped image. Unlike the one I had to use previously. A lesson to never turn your back, however momentarily, on a delicious looking cake when you have a peckish husband roaming around the house.

Orange and Almond Syrup Cake

Cake 
2 whole oranges
250g almond meal
250g caster sugar
3 eggs
1 tspn baking powder

Syrup
60gm freshly squeezed orange juice
80gm caster sugar
80gm citrus marmalade

Place oranges into saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer very gently, with lid closed for 45 minutes. Remove and discard water. Allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.
Once oranges have cooled, remove top and bottom of oranges, and cut into pieces.
Place all cake ingredients into food processor and process until mixture resembles a smooth batter.
Pour into tin and bake 40-45 minutes.

Once cake is out of the oven you can prepare the syrup. Place orange juice, sugar and marmalade into a small saucepan and over low heat continually stir the syrup until all of the sugar is dissolved. Using a skewer, pierce cake multiple times before pouring over syrup and allow it to absorb before serving.

Enjoy!




11 comments:

  1. This sounds delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx

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  2. OH yum! Thanks for posting the recipe. My how I miss my food processor. That is the one thing that I really miss, working in a caravan kitchen. Everything else has been find. But that food processor was my favourite. I'm going to file this one away for when I'm back in a fixed-kitchen :)

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  3. Looks delicious. THanks for sharing. I love how there is a piece missing, it adds character :)

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    1. Thanks Sam, yes that's one way at looking at it, though I didn't feel that way at the time!!! x

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  4. Interesting - cooking the oranges like that. I've never heard of that before, but sounds like it would taste great!

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    1. It brings a really strong orange flavour to a cake Katie. If you love that tangy citrus flavour you will love this x

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  5. ...on my way to the kitchen to turn the oven on..... yummy! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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  6. OMG I just flashbacks to my childhood and my Nan making something similar to this when went went for Sunday afternoon tea. It looks like it would taste like heaven xx

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    1. Sometimes retro old school recipes are just the best!

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  7. reminds me of a cake i have made that was superdelicious...orange cake is aways tasty, and i love baking with almond meal.
    i love the shape of your cake tin too!

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