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Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake

Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake

Gluten free and dairy free orange drizzle cake. Recommended ingredients Dr. Oetker baking powder, oranges, eggs, sugar, ground almonds
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine English
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 food processor
  • 1 Food mixer
  • 1 23cm silicone cake mould or greased 23cm spring form tin. If using a tin, grease with a little oil and line the base with baking parchment paper.

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large oranges recommend seedless
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 200 g ground almonds
  • tsp baking powder recommend Dr. Oetker baking powder
  • 6 large eggs

Drizzle

  • 100 g caster sugar
  • zest of the two oranges
  • 300 ml water recommend using the orange cooking water

Instructions
 

  • Zest both oranges and set aside in a bowl.
  • Pop the zested oranges in a pan and cover with cold water.
  • Covered with a lid, bring to the boil and then simmer for 2 hours.
    Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake
  • Remove the oranges from the water and place on to a plate to cool. Retain 300ml of the cooking water for the drizzle.
  • Preheat the oven to 200℃/Gas 6.
  • Once the oranges have cooled, cut into quarters, remove any seeds and place into the food mixer, including the pith. Blitz until chopped.
    Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake
  • Place the chopped oranges and the remaining cake ingredients (sugar, almonds, eggs and baking powder) into a food mixer and blend until well mixed.
  • Pour the mixture into the cake mould/tin and bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until lightly golden brown and cooked through. Cool before pouring the drizzle over.
    Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake

Drizzle

  • Whilst the cake is baking in the oven, make the drizzle. Use the 300ml orange cooking water, add the orange zest and caster sugar to a small pan. Bring to the boil then reduce to a medium heat. Cook until the mixture has reduced by half and is starting to thicken into a syrup.
    Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake
  • Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
  • Place the cake on a plate. Using a cocktail stick make several tiny holes on the surface of the cake. Pour the drizzle including the zest over the cake. Either serve immediately or best left for the citrusy flavours to deepen.
    Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake

Notes

My Truly Yummy Orange Drizzle Cake is a great dessert to prepare ahead as it tastes even better the next day.
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