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| Orange Poppy Seed Syrup Cake |
- 1/3 cup poppy seeds
- 1/4 cup milk
- 185g butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- Preheat oven to moderate. Grease and line deep 22cm round cake pan.
- Combine seeds and milk in small bowl; stand 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile beat butter, rind and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined between additions.
- Stir in flours, almond meal, juice and poppy seed mixture. Spread mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake cake in moderate oven about 1 hour. Stand cake 5 minutes, then turn onto wire rack, pour hot syrup over hot cake.
Orange Syrup
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup water
Stir combined ingredients in small saucepan over heat, without boiling until sugar dissolves, bring to boil.simmer uncovered without stirring for 2 minutes.
Serves 16
