Citrus, almond & honey Bundt cake
Ingredients
2 navel (or large) oranges
2 lemons
2 tbsp melted butter + 5 tbsp almond flour (to line Bundt)
180g blanched Marcona almonds
4 medium free-range eggs
1 pinch sea salt
100g caster sugar
70 g orange blossom honey
150 g polenta
10 g baking powder
Orange syrup (optional)
1 large navel orange, juice and zest
60 g caster sugar
Lemon icing
130 g icing sugar
Juice from 1 lemon
Method
- Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease Bundt tin and sprinkle with almond flour to coat evenly. Shake out any excess. 
- Place almonds on baking tray and bake for 15 mins until golden. Remove from oven. When cool, place in food processor and blitz until finely ground. 
- Turn oven up to 180°C. 
- Put 1 orange and 1 lemon in pan of water. Cover with greaseproof paper and simmer for 30-40 min until soft. Remove from water to cool. Cut in half and remove pips. 
- Zest and squeeze the other lemon and orange. Blitz the cooked fruits with the juice in food processor until smooth. 
- Beat eggs with pinch of salt. Add the sugar, honey, blitzed fruits and ground almonds. 
- In a separate bowl, mix the polenta and baking powder. Fold into the mixture. 
- Spoon into the Bundt tin and bake for 40-50 min, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. 
- Syrup: place orange juice and sugar in a small pan and simmer over low heat for 3 mins to syrup consistency. Poke holes in the cake and pour over syrup while its warm. Turn cake out onto plate. 
- Icing: mix the icing sugar with lemon juice to achieve a runny consistency. Pour over the cake and sprinkle with the orange and lemon zest. - Serves 8-10 
 
                        