{"id":4348,"date":"2012-07-19T09:13:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T08:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2012-07-19T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T08:13:58","slug":"happy-birthday-jacinda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/?p=4348","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Jacinda!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My friend, New Zealand poet Sam Sampson<\/a>, emailed me last week to ask for a fool-proof cake recipe to make a cake for partner Jacinda’s<\/a> birthday. I sent him an Orange & Almond Cake recipe, which had been passed on to me by Jess Lehmann, adapted from the original Claudia Rosen recipe. Apparently it went down a treat, as you can see from the pics. The little hand on the table belongs to the gorgeous Lucia, Sam & Jacinda’s daughter, who by all accounts was pretty happy with the cake too.<\/p>\n

Orange and Almond Cake
\n<\/strong>(adapted from Claudia Roden\u2019s recipe)<\/p>\n

2 Oranges
\n6 Eggs
\n250 g (8.8oz) Ground almonds
\nRice Syrup\/Maple Syrup
\n1 tsp Baking powder
\nbutter and sprinkling of flour for the cake tin<\/p>\n

Icing<\/strong>
\nWhite Almond Butter
\nVanilla Essence
\nOrange Rind
\nOat or Rice Milk
\nMaple Syrup<\/p>\n

Wash and boil the oranges unpeeled, in water to cover for 1 1\/2 hours or until they are very soft. Let them cool, then cut them open, remove the pips and turn them into a puree in a food processor. Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add all the other ingredients, mix thoroughly and pour into a buttered and floured cake tin with a removable base if possible. Bake in a preheated moderately hot 190\u00baC oven for about 30 mins. If it is still very wet leave it in the oven for a little longer. Turn out of tin and leave to cool before Icing.<\/p>\n

For the icing, heat Almond Butter in a Saucepan with Vanilla, Orange Rind and a little sweetener. Add Oat or Rice Milk. Leave to cool in water bath, before spreading on cake. (Instead of the Icing, Sam made an Orange Syrup glaze instead: Orange Rind boiled for 5 minutes, then added back into the Orange Juice with Maple syrup.)<\/p>\n

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