Ingredients

130 gram butter

1/2 cup sugar

3 eggs

zest of 2 citrus fruits of choice, such as lemons, grapefruits, oranges or tangelos

1 tablespoon citrus juice

1 cup almond meal

1 cup semolina

1 teaspoon baking powder

Syrup

1 cup citrus juice

zest of 2 citrus fruits of choice

1/2 cup sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 20-25cm cake tin with baking paper.

2.Beat butter and sugar until pale then add eggs, one at a time, beating in between. Add zest and juice and beat in.

3.Fold in almond meal, semolina and baking powder. Pour into prepared tin.

4.Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked.

5.While cake is cooking, prepare the syrup: heat juice, zest and sugar in a small pot, stirring until sugar dissolves.

6.Pour through a sieve onto cooked cake while it’s still in the tin (to prevent syrup escaping). Stand for a few minutes to allow syrup to soak in. Remove cake from tin and garnish with zest reserved from sieve.

Use the same type of citrus for both the cake and syrup.
Note

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