Orange & Hazelnut Cake

Ingredients

• 150 gm dates
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 whole orange, skin, pith, the lot (except pips)
• 140 gm dark muscovado sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 Tbsp Uncle Joe's Hazelnut Oil
• 260 gm flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100 gm Uncle Joe’s Hazelnut Meal
• Orange zest (optional)
• Cream or yoghurt to serve (goes very well with Greek yoghurt)

Method

• Microwave dates and juice 2 minutes, or simmer on stove 1-2 minutes to soften
• Cool
• Cut up orange including skin etc and place in food processor and mince finely
• Add date and orange mixture, oil, sugar, eggs and process
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda in bowl and stir in hazelnuts
• Add orange mixture, but don't overmix
• Put in tin and bake
• Cook at 180^oC for 40 to 45 minutes in a 22cm ring tin, sprayed with oil and lined with baking paper.
• Turn out and cool, serve.