Description
Lovely sweet and zesty gluten-free and dairy-free Madeira cake.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 350 grams Gluten Free Self Raising Flour
- 285 grams Caster Sugar
- 285 grams Dairy Free Spread
- 5 whole Eggs
- 1 Large Orange, Zest And Juice
- 4 Tablespoons Orange Marmalade
- FOR THE ICING DRIZZLE:
- 8 Tablespoons Icing Sugar
- 8 teaspoons Water
- FOR THE CANDIED ORANGES:
- 100 grams Caster Sugar
- 180 milliliters Water
- 1 Large Orange
Preparation
Preheat oven to 150ºC. Grease a 9-inch round cake tin.
Place flour, sugar, dairy-free spread, eggs, orange juice and zest. Beat for a couple of minutes until light and fluffy. Pour into the cake tin and bake in the oven for 90 minutes.
Remove from cake tin and allow to cool completely. Slice cake in half and sandwich back together with the marmalade.
Make the icing drizzle by mixing together the icing sugar and water. Pour over the top of the cake.
Make the candied orange by placing the sugar and water in the pan and bringing to the boil; avoid stirring.
Cut orange into slices and then quarters, add to the pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the sugar syrup and allow to cool before decorating the cake with the candied oranges.
