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Redcurrant, orange and lavender cake

July 7, 2015 By Sandy

make in a 25cm(ish) round cake or flan tin, greased with butter and bottom lined with baking parchment

Redcurrant, orange and lavender cake - gluten free
Redcurrant, orange and lavender cake – gluten free

Ingredients

  • 115g caster sugar
  • 115g butter
  • flowers from 1 small head of lavender
  • 2 large eggs
  • 150g ground almonds
  • 75g polenta
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder (gluten free)
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tbs fresh orange juice
  • 150g redcurrants (the riper the better)
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4
  2. Cream the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy with the lavender flowers.
  3. Slowly beat in the eggs.
  4. Mix the  ground almonds, polenta, baking powder, salt and orange zest together and fold into creamed egg mixture.
  5. Fold in the orange juice and redcurrants, very gently.
  6. Place in prepared cake tin and level the mixture.
  7. Place in the centre of the oven and bake for approx. 40 minutes. To test if cooked, press top gently with finger and it should spring back.
  8. Allow to cool slightly in tin and then gently remove and place on cooling rack. It can be left to cool in tin as this cake is quite delciate until cooled.

This cake will keep for around 5 days in a tin. It freezes really well.
It is delicious on it’s own or served with cream / crème fraiche.
Blackcurrants would work well in this cake too.

 

 

 

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