Orange Almond and Cardamom Cake with Roasted Oranges

Ingredients

For the cake

2 oranges

275g caster sugar

6 eggs

250g almond meal

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

For the roasted oranges

6 oranges

2 tablespoons orange zest

2 cinnamon sticks

1/3 cup honey

Pine nuts and double cream to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease a 20cm spring form cake tin and line with baking paper.
2. Cover the oranges and boil in a covered saucepan for 2 hours. Drain and leave oranges to cool.
3. When oranges are cool, cut into quarters and remove any seeds. Place the oranges and all remaining ingredients into a food processor. Blend thoroughly until smooth.
4. Pour into prepared tin and bake for approximately 1 hour.
5. For the roasted oranges, zest the oranges, then remove all pith and thickly slice the oranges.
6. Lay the oranges in a baking dish. Scatter over the orange zest and cinnamon sticks and then drizzle with the honey.
7. Bake in a moderate oven for about 1 hour until the oranges are golden and caramelised. Serve with a slice of the orange cake, a scattering of pine nuts and some double cream.