Knitting club meets once a month. That gives me an opportunity to bake something. In August, this was the cake I baked and everybody loved it!
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Serves:
1 cake
Prep time:
15 minutes
Cook time:
35 minutes
Recipe Category
Cuisine
Ingredients
Nectarine Topping: 2 1/2 nectarines, halved and stones removed
2 tablespoons sugar
Dough: 1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1 cup ground almonds
1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Orange Syrup: 1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
Orange Syrup: Place the orange juice and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
Set aside and allow to cool.
Nectarine Topping: Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
Sprinkle the nectarine halves with sugar and cook, cut-side down, for 2-3 minutes or until the sugar is melted and golden.
Set aside.
Dough: Mix ingredients until just combined.
Spoon into an oiled, rectangular, deep baking pan (about 13" x 4" x 3").
Press the nectarines into the mixture, cut-side up.
Bake for 30 minutes at 325F or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
Allow to cool and pour some orange syrup over the top.
Serve with the extra orange syrup.
Start with the nectarines, then the dough, and prepare the syrup during baking.