Cinnamon and orange cake
A delicious, moist and zesty cake with cinnamon syrup - serve with crème fraîche or thick Greek yoghurt
SERVES
8
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
45
MINUTES
Ingredients
45g slightly stale white breadcrumbs (yeast or soda bread)
200g caster sugar
100g ground almonds
200ml oil
4 eggs
finely grated zest of 1 large orange
finely grated zest of ½ lemon
½ tsp baking powder
For the cinnamon syrup:
juice of 1 orange
juice of ½ lemon
85g sugar
2 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
crème fraiche or Greek yoghurt, to serve
Equipment:
8 inch x 2 1/2 inch deep (20.5cm x 6.5cm deep) tin or 4 small loaf tins 5.75 inches (14.6cm) x 3 inches (7.62cm) lined with greaseproof or silicone paper.
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