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Orange Upside Down Cake

Orange Upside Down Cake

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This Orange Upside Down Cake Recipe has been created and filmed exclusively for Baking Mad by Eric Lanlard. We hope this offers you baking inspiration. Eric is the star of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on every Monday at 2:40pm on Channel 4 from 25^th April.

Preparation Time	00 minutes
Portions	1 Cake
Skill Level	Easy
Average Rating

Orange Upside Down Cake Ingredients

200 grams	Butter unsalted
200 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
5	Free Range Eggs
200 grams	Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
50 grams	Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon)
4	large oranges (if in season blood orange)
150 ml	Water
200 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)

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How to make Orange Upside Down Cake

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In a small saucepan boil 150ml of water and 200gr of sugar. Slice the oranges in thin slices keeping the peel. Place in the syrup and let to simmer for 10minutes.
Heat the oven to 180°C. Line a shallow 22cm spring-form cake tin with paper and grease it. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and then fold in the flour. Place the drained slices of oranges into the base of the tin. Add the golden syrup, then spoon the cake mixture on top.
Bake for 1 hour or until the cake is cooked through. Cool the cake in the tin, turn out and remove the paper. Use the poaching syrup to serve .
Alternative 1: Poach a peeled pear-half in a light syrup flavoured with gin and a few juniper berries. Replace the golden syrup with some light caramel.
Alternative 2: Roast three halved fresh plums in the oven with some light brown sugar and mixed spices. When soft, remove from heat. Continue with recipe, replacing the fruits with the plum mixture and omitting the golden syrup.