L'orange Cake with Orange Icing Drizzle

Ingredients

• 2 big oranges or 3 medium one cut into big chunks with skin still on
• 3 1/2 cups of water
• 3 cups of self-rising flour
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1 cup of sugar
• 200 grms of melted unsalted butter
• 1 cup of almond powder
• 5 tbsp of icing sugar
• 2 tbsp of orange juice

Directions

1. Icing drizzle. Mix 5tbsp of icing sugar and 2tbsp of orange juice. Orange for garnishing.
2. In a saucepan add oranges with 3 1/2 cups of water and the 1 cup of sugar, set to boil for a good 15 to 20 mins on medium to low heat and let cool completely.
3. When it's cool completely strain 3/4 cups of the orange water syrup and keep aside to be use after baking.
4. Blend the oranges with the rest remaining syrup until smooth and add in a mixing bowl together with the eggs and melted butter, give a good mix and set aside.
5. Sieve the flour and almond powder, add them in the orange mixture and mix until all is well corporate.
6. Add the batter into a well-oiled and floured ring cake tin and bake into an 180 c preheated oven for 45 to 55 mins or until tester runs out clean.
7. Remove from cake tin and let cool completely on a cake wire rack. Drizzle the remaining 3/4 cups of orange sugar syrup on the cake, wait until all soaked and drizzle the icing all over and garnish with fresh orange, set to chill in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.