Orange & Almond Cake Recipe

Set oven to 180ºC

Assemble ingredients:

250g butter

250g caster sugar

4 large eggs

250g self raising flour

100g ground almonds

grated zest of large orange

2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or similar (or not).

Slivered almonds for top.

topping: icing sugar and Grand Marnier drizzled over top (or caster sugar in my case) after baking - whilst cake still warm.

Method:

Whizz butter and sugar together in food processor for 5 mins. 

Meanwhile prepare - line - cake tin with baking paper.

Add eggs gradually - one at a time - whizz well between each addition.

Add ground almonds/flour/orange zest in one go - pulse for 3 seconds.

Add Grand Marnier.

Pulse for 2 seconds.

Pour into prepared cake tin. Sprinkle flaked almonds on top.

Bake at 180ºC for approx (and I say approx 'cos ovens differ) 45 - 50 minutes till risen and firm.

Whilst warm - drizzle the Grand Marnier/sugar mix over top.

My cake resembles Mount Blanc for some reason. 

Only excuse I can think of is using the small secondary convector oven as element has blown on my fan oven, which is what I usually use. 

Also used my new Duralit processor which is so powerful it could mix cement!