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Orange and Hazelnut Cake

by Rukmini Iyer from The Sweet Roasting Tin

Serves 8

Total 50min

Prep 15min

Cook 35min

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Rukmini Iyer’s Orange & Hazelnut Cake

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A nice simple citrus-spiked cake, with ground hazelnuts in the sponge and a crunchy topping of toasted hazelnuts on top.

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Vegetarian Hazelnut Orange Cake Baking Afternoon Tea Quick

Ingredients

softened unsalted butter
caster sugar
medium free-range eggs
orange, zest and juice
ground hazelnuts
self-raising flour
baking powder
For the topping:
icing sugar
orange juice
toasted hazelnuts, chopped

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The Sweet Roasting Tin

Rukmini Iyer

The Sweet Roasting Tin

75 laid-back bakes from the author of The Roasting Tin series

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