By Hazel Riggall
An Updated Family Favourite
2lb loaf tin with liner or well-greased tin, dusted lightly with rice flour /ground rice
Oven 160° Fan
Ingredients
- 180g butter
- 150g golden caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 60g ground almonds
- 120g rice flour or ground rice
- grated zest of 1 large orange
- 30g finely chopped candied orange peel (optional)
- Few drops orange flower water (optional)
- Handful flaked almonds
- icing sugar, to finish
Method
- Cream together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy
- Gradually beat in eggs, one at a time
- Fold in remaining ingredients and spoon into tin. Sprinkle with flaked almonds.
- Bake for approximately 35 minutes until a skewer when inserted comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the tin and dust generously with icing sugar when cold
Best served with a little nip of Marsala