Mieliemeel Orange Cake

Finally, the Sarie Kos Mieliemeel cake! And it's gluten free! Swop Oranges for Lemons for different flavours.

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.