Citrus, almond & honey Bundt cake
Ingredients
2 navel (or large) oranges
2 lemons
2 tbsp melted butter + 5 tbsp almond flour (to line Bundt)
180g blanched Marcona almonds
4 medium free-range eggs
1 pinch sea salt
100g caster sugar
70 g orange blossom honey
150 g polenta
10 g baking powder
Orange syrup (optional)
1 large navel orange, juice and zest
60 g caster sugar
Lemon icing
130 g icing sugar
Juice from 1 lemon
Method
Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease Bundt tin and sprinkle with almond flour to coat evenly. Shake out any excess.
Place almonds on baking tray and bake for 15 mins until golden. Remove from oven. When cool, place in food processor and blitz until finely ground.
Turn oven up to 180°C.
Put 1 orange and 1 lemon in pan of water. Cover with greaseproof paper and simmer for 30-40 min until soft. Remove from water to cool. Cut in half and remove pips.
Zest and squeeze the other lemon and orange. Blitz the cooked fruits with the juice in food processor until smooth.
Beat eggs with pinch of salt. Add the sugar, honey, blitzed fruits and ground almonds.
In a separate bowl, mix the polenta and baking powder. Fold into the mixture.
Spoon into the Bundt tin and bake for 40-50 min, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Syrup: place orange juice and sugar in a small pan and simmer over low heat for 3 mins to syrup consistency. Poke holes in the cake and pour over syrup while its warm. Turn cake out onto plate.
Icing: mix the icing sugar with lemon juice to achieve a runny consistency. Pour over the cake and sprinkle with the orange and lemon zest.
Serves 8-10