Monday, 3 October 2011

Orange and almond syrup cake

Ingredients

Cake
Margarine for greasing
6 eggs, separated
200 grams caster sugar
grated rind of 3 oranges
150 grams ground almond

Topping
Juice of 3 oranges
3 tablespoons of clear honey

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 180 Celsius.  Grease 20 cm tin and line base.
2. Beat egg yolks with sugar, orange rind and almonds in a large mixing bowl.
3. Beat egg whites in a separate large bowl until they form stiff peaks.  Fold a spoonful of the egg whites into the almond mixture, then fold in the remainder.
4. Pour mixture into cake tin and for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
5. To make topping, put orange juice and honey into small saucepan and bring to the boil, stir once, then cook with stirring for 6-8 minutes, or until reduced, thickened and syrupy.  Pierce cake all over using a fork then pour syrup over the top and leave to soak in before serving.

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