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
42
What did you think of this recipe?
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!!!
5
Pat Crean7796638
Delisho!
5
Panashe
Can i use lemon instead of orange?CHELSEA: yes, we think that should be ok.
5
Meg
This cake was easy to make and absolutely delicious. Is it possible to make it without eggs?Thanks
5
Yummy
So I made this orange syrup cake tonight but it was cooked in half the time is that okay as well?CHELSEA: yes, cooking times will vary depending on the oven and the size of the cake tin. As long as the skewer came out clean when you tested it, it should be fine :-)
5
Kathy
Oh dear,Don't know what I did but the cake turned out extremely thin.Really disappointed
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 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!!!
5
Pat Crean7796638
Delisho!
5
Panashe
Can i use lemon instead of orange?CHELSEA: yes, we think that should be ok.
5
Meg
This cake was easy to make and absolutely delicious. Is it possible to make it without eggs?Thanks
5
Yummy
So I made this orange syrup cake tonight but it was cooked in half the time is that okay as well?CHELSEA: yes, cooking times will vary depending on the oven and the size of the cake tin. As long as the skewer came out clean when you tested it, it should be fine :-)
5
Kathy
Oh dear,Don't know what I did but the cake turned out extremely thin.Really disappointed