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Orange and walnut cake photographed from overhead.
5 from 2 votes

Orange Walnut Kiss-Me Cake

The Second Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner from 1950
by Freya
SERVES: 12 squares
PREP:10 minutes
COOK:40 minutes
TOTAL:50 minutes
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 Orange large
  • 150 g Raisins or sultanas
  • 70 g Walnuts chopped
  • 260 g White flour
  • 200 g Granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 120 ml Extra virgin olive oil or unflavoured vegetable oil
  • 1 cup Milk
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Orange Drizzle

  • 45 g Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 50 g Walnuts chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 180c.
  • Line a 12x8" baking pan (we use a pyrex casserole dish) with greaseproof paper.
  • Juice the orange, putting the juice to one side. Do not throw away the rest of the orange.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
  • In a food processor or blender, process the sultanas, rind of the orange (skin, pith, the lot), walnuts, milk, oil, yogurt, vanilla and sugar until you have a thick, amalgamated mixture.
  • Add to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly but gently.
  • Pour into your prepared baking dish and bake for 40-50 minutes until golden brown and springs back when you press gently.

Make the orange syrup

  • Whilst the cake bakes, prepare your orange drizzle. Place the orange juice, 45g of sugar and cinnamon in a small saucepan and bring up to a boil.
  • Simmer for a couple of minutes until you have a thick sticky sauce that is no longer powdery from the cinnamon.
  • Pour this over the baked cake straight from the oven.
  • Leave to cool before cutting into squares and serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 284mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2mg
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