"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"

LET THEM EAT CAKE

Many of you will have tried the following Orange Cake made by either Nick or myself for numerous friends.  Moist and dense, its tasty and not because we are so fond of Orange NSW, this recipe moved with us and its one of the best cakes you can make for all of the following reasons

1. Even if you stuff it up it still tastes great
2. Its impossible to stuff up
3. Its easy
4. Everyone loves it
5. You can eat it with ice cream and berries

Oh what a big mouth you have.....

The only reason you can’t make this cake would be not having a food processor in your kitchen, its essential. 

John you asked for the recipe, so here goes.  Let me know how yours turns out.

Any Orange will do, last one I made we used blood orange just because that was what was in the fruit bowl.  It was interesting, a little darker in color and the syrup was quite intense but worked well.

It comes from one of my favourite French cook books this one by Damien Pignolet simply titled….. French

Serious Orange Cake

1 Orange, washed and diced, with pips removed

200g sugar

3 eggs

150g self-raising flour, sifted

A small pinch salt

180g butter, melted and cooled a little

Orange syrup

60ml orange juice

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon sugar

1-2 tablespoons cointreau

Place the orange and sugar in a food processor and process until smooth, add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between additions.

Add the flour and salt and combine well.

With the machine running add the butter.

Transfer to a prepared tine (24cm greased) and bake at 170C for about 35 minutes.  A scure inserted should emerge clean and dry when ready.

While the cake is cooking prepare the syrup.  Combine juices and sugar, bring to the boil1-2 minutes.  Add the cointreau and simmer 1 minute longer.

When the cake is ready, remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 – 10 minutes.  Use a bamboo skewer to pierce the cake all over then spoon the syrup over the cake and laeve until completely cook before turning out. 

Love

Mary