Name: Tunisian Orange Cake
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: 1 large Orange; 300g Caster Sugar; 75 ml Olive Oil; 280g Flour; 1 tbs Baking Powder; 4 large Eggs; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Dessert

10 servings

322 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 23cm round springform tin.

Step 2

Trim the top and bottom of the orange, slice and remove all seeds

Orange

Step 3

Puree the orange with its peel in a food processor

Orange

Step 4

Add one third of the caster sugar and the olive oil to the puree and blend until well combined

Caster SugarOlive Oil

Step 5

Sieve together the flour and baking powder

FlourBaking Powder

Step 6

Beat the eggs and the remaining caster sugar with an electric mixer until very fluffy

EggsCaster Sugar

Step 7

Fold half of the flour mixture into the beaten egg mixture

FlourBaking Powder

Step 8

Fold in the orange puree and the vanilla extract

OrangeVanilla Extract

Step 9

Fold in the remaining flour mixture until just combined

FlourBaking Powder

Step 10

Pour the batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top

Step 11

Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes, then reduce to 325°F and bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean and the cake is golden brown.

Step 12

Cool the cake on a wire rack