Moist orange cake

Are you a citrus lover? If you are, this is the recipe for you. This beautiful orange cake contains 3 large oranges, from the cake itself to the homemade orange syrup topping – amazing orange flavour in every single bite!

First, we need flax eggs, each flax egg is made up of 1 tbsp of flaxseed meal and 2 1/2 tbsp of water. We need 2 flax eggs, so combine 2 tbsp of flaxseed meal and 5 tbsp of water, mix well and let it sit for 15 minutes to thicken.

For the recipe you will need 3 large oranges (I know there are 4 on my picture). We are using a significant amount of the oranges’ skin, so we better clean them properly. If you buy organic, unwaxed oranges, you can skip this step.

Mix 1 part white vinegar with 4 parts water. Soak the oranges in the vinegar mixture for 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Rinse the orange with boiling hot water in a sieve or colander for few seconds and dry them with a kitchen towel.

1st orange: Grate the zest from half of the orange, and peel the rind from the other half, then juice it.

2nd orange: Juice it.

3rd orange: Cut it into a 2mm thin slices.

You should get way more than what the recipe needs.

Preheat your oven to 160˚C.

Sift the flour, ground almonds, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Mix in vegetable oil, orange juice, orange zest and flax eggs from the cake ingredient list, stir until all is well mixed.

Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin, then arrange the orange slices across the bottom of the tin. Pour in the cake mixture and flatten the top with a spatula.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden on top and test by inserting a toothpick into the centre of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, then the cake is ready.

While the cake bakes, cut the orange rinds into long thin pieces.

Heat it with the rest of the glaze ingredients in a small saucepan on medium-low heat.

Cook and stir until the sugar has melted and thickened. When it is ready, you can see the orange mixture has become half-transparent syrup.

Once the cake is ready, let it cool for 5 minutes – the cake should be slightly warm. Carefully turn the cake out onto a plate (orange side on top) then drizzle the syrup over the cake. Yum!

This orange cake may take a bit more time and effort to make than my usual cake recipes, however, it is very moist and delicious with intense orange flavour.

A crowd-pleasing dessert perfect for any occasion, and best with a cup of tea or coffee.

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