Tunisian Orange Cake

Instructions

1- Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas 5.

2- Grease a 23cm round springform tin.

3- Cut off the hard bits from the top and bottom of the orange.

4- Slice the orange and remove all seeds.

5- Puree the orange with its peel in a food processor.

6- Add one third of the sugar and the olive oil and continue to mix until well combined.

7- Sieve together flour and baking powder.

8- Beat the eggs and the remaining sugar with an electric hand mixer for at least five minutes until very fluffy.

9- Fold in half of the flour mixture, then the orange and the vanilla, then fold in the remaining flour.

10- Mix well but not for too long.

11- Pour cake mixture into prepared tin and smooth out.

12- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

13- Reduce the oven temperature to 160 C / Gas 2 and bake again for 30 minutes Bake until the cake is golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.

14- Cool on a wire cake rack.