Lulu’s Almond and Orange Cake

Name: Lulu’s Almond and Orange Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: Cake:; 50g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 250g ground almonds; 250g unsalted butter, room temperature; 225g Chelsea Caster Sugar; 1 Tbsp zest of orange; 4 eggs; Decoration:; 80ml juice of orange; 60g Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar; 1 Tbsp marmalade; Sliced almonds, toasted

By Chelsea Sugar

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Series 2, Episode 1.
Lulu’s cake was deliciously moist but sadly didn’t make the cut on the day. It’s a recipe well worth adding to your collection.

Series 2, Episode 1.
Lulu’s cake was deliciously moist but sadly didn’t make the cut on the day. It’s a recipe well worth adding to your collection.
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8 servings

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Difficulty
Prep time 15 mins
Cooking time 45 mins
Serves
8

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Ingredients

Cake:
50g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
250g ground almonds
250g unsalted butter, room temperature
225g Chelsea Caster Sugar
1 Tbsp zest of orange
4 eggs

Decoration:
80ml juice of orange
60g Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp marmalade
Sliced almonds, toasted

Method

Preheat oven 180°C. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.
Sift flour, baking powder and almonds into a bowl, pressing any stray almonds through the mesh.
Cream butter and sugar until pale, add zest and then add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
Fold in dry ingredients and pour into tin. Bake for 45 minutes until cooked.

Decoration: Boil orange juice and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved then leave to cool. Pour over warm cake and leave to cool.
In a heat proof container gently warm the marmalade in the microwave, brush over cake before sprinkling with sliced almonds.

Tip: Serve with orange segments macerated with whiskey and Chelsea Demerara Sugar if desired.