A luscious syrup drizzled cake, perfect served with a good dollop of thick yoghurt or cream. Great for afternoon tea or dessert, it’s an easy bake that feels a little bit special. Happiness on a plate!
½ cup Olivani Pure Olive Oil (125ml) or 125g Tararua Butter, melted
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 cup Edmonds Self Raising Flour (150g)
½ cup ground almonds (66g)
Orange and Cinnamon Syrup
1 cup fresh orange juice (250ml)
½ Chelsea Raw Caster Sugar (113g)
Thinly sliced rind of 1 orange
1 cinnamon stick
Additional tips
For a flavour twist, substitute half the quantity of orange juice and orange rind in the syrup topping with lemon, this will give a more tangy and zesty taste.
This zesty moist cake keeps well in the fridge, so can be made the day ahead. Great for occasions when time pressures mean it is difficult to make a ready-to-eat dessert from scratch.
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Reviews
47
What did you think of this recipe?
donna
i dont like this recipe, because it takes way to long to bake in the oven. I would also really appreciate it if you put egg free on here. i do really like most chelsea sugar recipe's
2
donna
i dont like this recipe, because it takes way to long to bake in the oven. I would also really appreciate it if you put egg free on here. i do really like most chelsea sugar recipe's
2
Paz
Could I leave the almonds out ? Or what substitute could I use ?I have everything ready to make this cake , I will just wait for your response .Thank you so much and cheers to a yummy recipe !!Peace.CHELSEA: Hi there, you could replace the ground almonds with plain flour or wholemeal flour. Let us know how you get on :-)
5
Michael
Great recipe - can poppy seeds be added as the recipe is?
5
‪Agat
Looks good. Do I put the orange in the food processor with the peel? Or do I need to take it off?CHELSEA: leave it on - more flavour!
5
Gordon
I love oranges... saw this recipe and thought yeah that's me.Lovely flavour although I added zest from the orange into the mix.I had one problem, my cake was quite flat. I used butter rather than olive oil. I used a beater rather than a food processor as I don't have one. I may have over beaten the mix before adding the flour and ground almond which I folded in by hand..Cooked on the recommended 180 for 60 minutes.Any ideas why it was flat would be appreciated. I would have asked mum, nana or aunty but they're not here anymore.Thanks in advance.
5
Liz
This is a delicious , easily made cake. The baking time depends on the size of the orange used. A cake using a small orange will take as little as 35 minutes to bake.
4
Helen
Very nice. Syrup runny so perfect to put half over warm cake then keep the rest to pour over when serving. Dessert or afternoon tea. Pulled orange in blender but rest mixed by hand
5
Emma
I made a few modifications to the syrup- added a little rosewater and steeped cardamom pods instead of cinnamon. Very pleased with how it turned out. The cake is flavoursome and moist. Super easy recipe.
5
David
Threw this together whilst dinner was being prepared. It cooked during dinner, the syrup was finished after dinner, the cake was warm when being eaten. Had to substitute the almond meal with hazelnut meal, and reduced the sugar to about 2/3 to 3/4 cup. Liberally pricked the top surface of the cake to help the syrup soak in. Gently spooned the syrup over the cake and it looked fabulous. Had lots of compliments on the smell while cooking and lots of oohs aahs and this is great from everyone. It was served with ice cream or light pouring cream. Fabulous!!!
Preheat oven to 180ºC conventional or 160ºC fan forced. Grease a deep round 20cm cake tin. Line the sides and base with baking paper.
Place orange, Chelsea Raw Caster Sugar, oil/butter, eggs, honey and lemon juice in a food processor. Process until orange is finely chopped.
Add flour and ground almonds and process until just combined.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn onto a wire rack. Drizzle over syrup while still hot or serve on the side.
Serve slices of cake while warm.
Syrup Combine all ingredients and stir over low heat until Chelsea Raw Caster Sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until syrup thickens slightly. Remove cinnamon stick.
Pour over cake while still hot.
Additional tips
For a flavour twist, substitute half the quantity of orange juice and orange rind in the syrup topping with lemon, this will give a more tangy and zesty taste.
This zesty moist cake keeps well in the fridge, so can be made the day ahead. Great for occasions when time pressures mean it is difficult to make a ready-to-eat dessert from scratch.
i dont like this recipe, because it takes way to long to bake in the oven. I would also really appreciate it if you put egg free on here. i do really like most chelsea sugar recipe's
2
donna
i dont like this recipe, because it takes way to long to bake in the oven. I would also really appreciate it if you put egg free on here. i do really like most chelsea sugar recipe's
2
Paz
Could I leave the almonds out ? Or what substitute could I use ?I have everything ready to make this cake , I will just wait for your response .Thank you so much and cheers to a yummy recipe !!Peace.CHELSEA: Hi there, you could replace the ground almonds with plain flour or wholemeal flour. Let us know how you get on :-)
5
Michael
Great recipe - can poppy seeds be added as the recipe is?
5
‪Agat
Looks good. Do I put the orange in the food processor with the peel? Or do I need to take it off?CHELSEA: leave it on - more flavour!
5
Gordon
I love oranges... saw this recipe and thought yeah that's me.Lovely flavour although I added zest from the orange into the mix.I had one problem, my cake was quite flat. I used butter rather than olive oil. I used a beater rather than a food processor as I don't have one. I may have over beaten the mix before adding the flour and ground almond which I folded in by hand..Cooked on the recommended 180 for 60 minutes.Any ideas why it was flat would be appreciated. I would have asked mum, nana or aunty but they're not here anymore.Thanks in advance.
5
Liz
This is a delicious , easily made cake. The baking time depends on the size of the orange used. A cake using a small orange will take as little as 35 minutes to bake.
4
Helen
Very nice. Syrup runny so perfect to put half over warm cake then keep the rest to pour over when serving. Dessert or afternoon tea. Pulled orange in blender but rest mixed by hand
5
Emma
I made a few modifications to the syrup- added a little rosewater and steeped cardamom pods instead of cinnamon. Very pleased with how it turned out. The cake is flavoursome and moist. Super easy recipe.
5
David
Threw this together whilst dinner was being prepared. It cooked during dinner, the syrup was finished after dinner, the cake was warm when being eaten. Had to substitute the almond meal with hazelnut meal, and reduced the sugar to about 2/3 to 3/4 cup. Liberally pricked the top surface of the cake to help the syrup soak in. Gently spooned the syrup over the cake and it looked fabulous. Had lots of compliments on the smell while cooking and lots of oohs aahs and this is great from everyone. It was served with ice cream or light pouring cream. Fabulous!!!