Citrus Orange Cake

Serves:	8
Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Preparation Time:	10 M
Cooking Time:	60 M
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 2 medium Oranges
• 1½ cups Almonds
• 1 cup Castor Sugar
• 6 Eggs
• 2½ cups Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
  
  To Make Lime Syrup:
• ½ cup Castor Sugar
• ¼ cup Lime Juice
• ¼ cup Water

Cooking Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 170 °C. Butter and flour a cake pan.
• Combine oranges with lots of hot water in a pan and cook until the oranges soften.
• Remove and deseed them. Cut into small pieces.
• Blend the oranges with their rind in a blender until fine.
• Grind almonds into a fine powder.
• Beat eggs with sugar in a bowl until light and creamy.
• Add flour, baking powder, vanilla essence. Stir well.
• Gradually add orange pulp and powdered almonds.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour.
• Heat castor sugar, lime juice, and water in a pan until sugar has melted and the mixture thickens.
• Prick holes on the cake and pour lime syrup. Spread evenly, dropping to the sides.
• Chill and serve.