Rhubarb & orange cake
Make the most of seasonal fruit in this rustic bake with almond topping – serve it warm from the oven, as a pudding, or with afternoon tea
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Prep:35 mins
Cook:1 hrs 15 mins
Plus macerating - Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 445
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fat 26g
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saturates 13g
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carbs 46g
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sugars 31g
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fibre 2g
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protein 6g
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salt 0.7g
Ingredients
- 400g rhubarb, thickly sliced
- 280g golden caster sugar
- 225g butter, softened
- finely grated zest and juice 1 orange
- 225g self-raising flour
- 100g pack ground almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 medium eggs
- small handful flaked almonds
- icing sugar, for dusting
Method
Tip the rhubarb into a bowl and sprinkle over 50g of the sugar. Stir so the rhubarb is covered, then set aside for 30 mins to draw out some of the juices (macerate). Meanwhile, grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm loose-bottomed, round cake tin with baking parchment and heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
Tip remaining sugar, the butter, orange zest and juice into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until well blended. Add the flour, almonds, baking powder and eggs, then beat again until smooth. Fold in the rhubarb and any juices. Spoon into the tin and level the top.
Sprinkle with the flaked almonds, then bake in the centre of the oven for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins until risen, golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover with foil if the cake starts to brown too much during cooking. Leave in the tin for 15 mins before removing and cooling completely on a wire rack. Dust with a little icing sugar before serving.
