Citrus and honey cake

This is an Eastern Mediterranean cake which is perfectly in tune with Spanish ingredients

Citrus and honey cake

SERVES

12

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

10

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

55

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • For the cake:

  • For the cake:

  • 175g (6oz) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the tin

  • plain flour, for the tin

  • 1 orange, washed

  • 1 thin-skinned waxed lemon, washed

  • 25g (1oz) roasted hazelnuts, plus 12 whole hazelnuts to decorate (optional)

  • 110g (4oz) almonds

  • 175g (6oz) Demerara sugar

  • 3 large free-range eggs

  • 250g (9oz) semolina

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • For the sauce:

  • 225ml (8fl oz) runny honey, ideally orange blossom honey

  • 4cm (1 ½ inch) cinnamon stick

  • juice of 1 orange

  • juice of ½ lemon

  • Creme fraiche, or a mixture of whipped cream with yoghurt, to serve (optional)

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