Blood Orange Cake by Kathy Tsaples with orange segments, icing and on plate

This Blood Orange Cake by Kathy Tsaples of Sweet Greek is the perfect afternoon treat!

Prep: 45mins
Cook: 1 hour
Serves: 6-8

Cake Ingredients:

3 blood oranges
5 eggs
250 g caster sugar
250 g almond meal, plus extra
1 tsp baking powder
1⁄4 tsp salt

Icing Ingredients:

1 cup icing sugar
2–3 tbsp blood orange juice

Sweet Greek Blood Orange Cake Method:

Boil the oranges submerged in a saucepan of water for 1 hour, then drain and set aside to cool.

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.

Butter a 20-centimetre round cake tin and sprinkle it with almond meal, flour or gluten-free flour if required.

Pulse the oranges in a food processor to a fine purée. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together. Add the orange pulp and mix thoroughly. Add the almond meal, baking powder and salt, and combine thoroughly.

Leave the batter to rest for 10 minutes, then pour it into the prepared tin and bake for about 1 hour. When a skewer comes out clean it is ready. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

To make the icing, sift the icing sugar and add the blood orange juice. Combine with a fork, making sure there are no lumps. Pour over the cooled cake.

This recipe is from Kathy’s second book Sweet Greek Life. Buy your copy here

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