Spiced Orange And Almond Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup slightly stale breadcrumbs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 large orange, zest of, finely grated
• 1/2 lemon, zest of, finely grated
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 orange, juice of
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 2 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick

Recipe

• 1 mix the breadcrumbs with the sugar, almonds and baking powder.
• 2 add the oil and eggs and beat well.
• 3 stir in the orange and lemon zest.
• 4 pour the mixture into a greased 8inch round cake tin, put into a cold oven and set the heat to 375f, or slightly less for a fan assisted oven.
• 5 bake for 40-45 minutes until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. cool for 5 minutes in the tin then turn out onto a plate.
• 6 while the cake is baking, make the syrup- put the 1/2 cup sugar, juices, cloves and cinnamon stick into a pan and bring gently to the boil, stirring until all the sugar has dissolved. simmer for about 3 minutes.
• 7 pierce holes in the cake with a toothpick while still warm and pour the syrup over it in small batches. leave to cool and continue spooning over the syrup until it is all soaked up.