Ingredients
450g butter, softenend
450g castor sugar
400g ground almonds
10ml vanilla essence (or better, extract)
6 eggs
zest of 4 oranges
juice of 1 orange
225g mieliemeel
7ml baking powder
2ml salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 160C. Grease a 30cm cake tin and line with baking paper.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add almonds and mix. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix to combine. Pour into cake tin and bake for 45 minutes.
This is a really different, delicious treat for tea time or dessert - served with thick cream.