- Serves8
- CourseCake
- Prepare30 mins
- Cook50 mins
- Total time1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
- 2 blush (or normal) oranges (scrubbed), zest of 2, rest reserved
- 1 unwaxed lemon, zest
- 220g caster sugar
- 3 medium free range eggs
- 180ml olive oil
- 60g ground almonds
- 175g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 100ml crème fraîche, plus extra to serve
Glaze
- 1 lemon, juice
- 110g caster sugar
Method
Preheat the oven to 180ºC, gas mark 4. Line a 20cm round cake tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, rub both zests into the sugar with your fingers to release the oils. Add the eggs and olive oil; whisk together until combined. In a separate bowl, mix the ground almonds, flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined. Stir in the crème fraîche until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 40–50 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, make the glaze. In a bowl, mix the lemon juice, sugar and a pinch of fine salt until the mixture looks like wet sand. When the cake is baked, transfer it to a wire rack, then pour over the glaze so that it soaks in and creates a crunchy top. You can use an offset spatula or knife to release the edges of the cake from the tin and let the glaze run down the sides. Allow the cake to cool completely in the tin. Separate the oranges into segments.
Transfer the cake to a serving plate and decorate with orange segments. Serve with extra crème fraîche, if liked. Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days; bring to room temperature before serving.
Cook’s tip
To segment an orange, cut the top and bottom off and stand upright on a board. Carefully slice away the peel and pith, then cut along the membranes to release the segments.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 2,829kJ/ 679kcals |
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Fat | 44g |
Saturated Fat | 15.1g |
Carbohydrates | 61g |
Sugars | 44g |
Fibre | 2.4g |
Protein | 7.6g |
Salt | 0.8g |