A beautifully moist but light citrus cake recipe with a hint of nutty flavor. Macadamia oil makes the cake lighter. Gluten-free friendly.
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Ingredients
1 | Lemon (Main) |
3 | Oranges, 2 cut into thin rounds (Main) |
½ cup | Olivado Extra Virgin Macadamia Nut Oil |
4 | Woodland eggs (Main) |
175 g | Raw sugar |
175 g | Fresh Life Ground Almonds |
2 tsp | Chantal Organics Baking Powder |
2 tsp | Taylor Pass Beech Honeydew Honey |
Lemon yoghurt glaze
1 cup | Greek yoghurt |
½ cup | Icing sugar |
1 tsp | Lemon juice |
1 | Lemon, 1 tsp grated zest + long peel for garnish |
Candied macadamias
¼ cup | Fresh Life Macadamia Nuts |
1 Tbsp | Taylor Pass Beech Honeydew Honey |
1 Tbsp | Raw sugar |
Directions
- Line a 20cm cake tin and heat oven to 170°C.
- Place washed whole orange and lemon in a saucepan and cover with water. Boil for 30 minutes then remove and allow to cool.
- Blend boiled orange and lemon in a food processor until mushy. Add the oil, raw sugar, eggs, ground almonds and baking powder and blend until smooth.
- Drizzle honey into cake tin then line with orange slices. Spoon batter into prepared tin and bake for 40 mins.
- For the candied macadamia : In a small bowl, combine macadamias, honey and sugar. Toss well to cover each macadamia with the honey and sugar. On a lined baking tray, place macadamias in a single layer (separate them) and place in the oven to bake for 8-10 minutes until caramelised and golden brown. Cool & set aside.
- For the lemon yoghurt glaze : In a bowl, mix yoghurt, icing sugar and grated lemon zest. Cover and rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Decorate the cake with yoghurt glaze, lemon peel and candied macadamias.