Made with orange zest, juice and ground almonds, this easy, one bowl cake is deliciously moist and light. Perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea.
Author: Bowsessed
Cuisine: Dessert, Cake
Serves: 10
Ingredients
125g butter (organic), at room temperature
200g extra fine caster sugar
5 eggs (organic)
zest & juice of an orange (organic)
1 tsp vanilla extract
250g ground almonds
60g all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
a handful of flaked almonds
icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
Preheat oven to 150°C. Line the bottom of a round baking pan (22cm in diameter) with parchment paper and grease the sides.
Place the butter, sugar, eggs, orange zest and juice, vanilla, ground almonds, flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients into a smooth batter. Pour the mixture in the prepared baking pan and sprinkle the flaked almonds on top. Bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely in the pan. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Notes
*adapted from Donna Hay
Recipe by Bowsessed™ at https://bowsessed.com/orange-and-almond-cake-a-juicy-swatch-giveaway/