Orange walnut cake

Light and luscious, this cake is delicious served ‘as is’ or with whipped cream or yoghurt.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups	Chopped walnuts (Main)
1 cup	Plain flour
1 Tbsp	Baking powder
4 large	Eggs
1 cup	Sugar
½ cup	Freshly squeezed orange juice (Main)
1 Tbsp	Orange peel, finely grated (Main)
½ cup	Olive oil
1 pinch	Icing sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spray a 23cm-diameter spring-form cake pan with oil. Line with baking paper.
2. Pulse the walnuts in a food processor until finely chopped but not floury. Combine with the flour and baking powder in medium bowl.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs in a large bowl until frothy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar, beating until thick and pale yellow, about 4 minutes. Gradually add the walnut-flour mixture. Add the orange juice, orange peel and olive oil, beating until just blended. Pour into the prepared pan.
4. Place the cake pan on a baking tray. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
5. Place on a serving plate. Dust with the icing sugar.

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