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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What did you think of this recipe?
Panashe
what can you use instead of a food processor?, Is it the same as a blender or mixerCHELSEA: good question! You could use a hand-held mixer for this recipe; however, you would need to finely chop the orange before mixing.
5
Unknown
Just wondering about the cake tin.. is that 18cm diameter or 20cm diameter?? Thanks. Going to try this soon and want to make sure I have everything ahead of time. :-)Chelsea Sugar:The recipe recommends using a 18cm wide x 20cm long cake pan. Alternatively, you could use a 20cm diameter round cake tin.
4
Mahabat
Great cake! My new staple for the family :)
5
Christina
Is this cake batter supposed to be very wet? And does the size of the orange matter in terms of the liquid added to the cake mixture? I had to change out my tin last minute from a springform to a solid tin because the batter was too wet and could have seeped out the sides. Will this affect the cooking time?
4
Diana
Some lovely recipes for in here to try will start at the top work my way down Thankyou so much for them Diana
1
heather reid
I am happy to say this recipe is a hit with my family.Easy to make. I will be making it again and possibly check it at about 45mins. It rose really nicely and had dropped by 60min. Cake didn't loose its moisture despite the time frame.I reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup for the syrup. Didn't seem to thicken by this didn't matter. I'm giving it 5 stars.
5
Cushla
So easy, so moist and full of flavour. I double the mixture though.
5
Helen
Fabulous, foolproof, a winner and much loved by all! Made in 5mins, baked 60mins, eaten half an hour later....YUM!
5
Helen McGowan
My go to cake for every occasion! So easy, so delicious.
5
Frankenbunt
I have now made this cake twice, the first time as per the directions, the second time I reduced the cooking time to 45 minutes.This is a wonderful cake but if you cook it for 60-70 minutes at 180ºC it will burn! I have checked my oven with multiple temperature gauges and it is showing the correct temperature on the dial, so I am confident your time for cooking this is wrong. Please update your time to '40-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean'.
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.
what can you use instead of a food processor?, Is it the same as a blender or mixerCHELSEA: good question! You could use a hand-held mixer for this recipe; however, you would need to finely chop the orange before mixing.
5
Unknown
Just wondering about the cake tin.. is that 18cm diameter or 20cm diameter?? Thanks. Going to try this soon and want to make sure I have everything ahead of time. :-)Chelsea Sugar:The recipe recommends using a 18cm wide x 20cm long cake pan. Alternatively, you could use a 20cm diameter round cake tin.
4
Mahabat
Great cake! My new staple for the family :)
5
Christina
Is this cake batter supposed to be very wet? And does the size of the orange matter in terms of the liquid added to the cake mixture? I had to change out my tin last minute from a springform to a solid tin because the batter was too wet and could have seeped out the sides. Will this affect the cooking time?
4
Diana
Some lovely recipes for in here to try will start at the top work my way down Thankyou so much for them Diana
1
heather reid
I am happy to say this recipe is a hit with my family.Easy to make. I will be making it again and possibly check it at about 45mins. It rose really nicely and had dropped by 60min. Cake didn't loose its moisture despite the time frame.I reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup for the syrup. Didn't seem to thicken by this didn't matter. I'm giving it 5 stars.
5
Cushla
So easy, so moist and full of flavour. I double the mixture though.
5
Helen
Fabulous, foolproof, a winner and much loved by all! Made in 5mins, baked 60mins, eaten half an hour later....YUM!
5
Helen McGowan
My go to cake for every occasion! So easy, so delicious.
5
Frankenbunt
I have now made this cake twice, the first time as per the directions, the second time I reduced the cooking time to 45 minutes.This is a wonderful cake but if you cook it for 60-70 minutes at 180ºC it will burn! I have checked my oven with multiple temperature gauges and it is showing the correct temperature on the dial, so I am confident your time for cooking this is wrong. Please update your time to '40-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean'.