When I am having a few around for dinner I love to cook a cake for dessert. It is so much easier and not being overly sweet, this cake finishes off a lovely meal with friends.

This recipe makes two cakes - You can halve this recipe to make one. I freeze one cake, sliced, for another day if I don't need it straight away. I usually make more than I need, because as I say, ''My freezer is my favourite appliance in my Kitchen (ok, maybe my oven)'' It is full of real, unprocessed food that has been processed in my kitchen.

Orange and Almond Cake - GF Recipe

Makes two cakes - 23 cm tins, line the base and grease the sides.

Option - serve with unsweetened yogurt.

4 whole oranges - placed in a large pot, covered with water and simmer for 1 hour. Drain and then cool.

1 orange - for garnish

12 eggs - separated ( always separated over a small bowl first, so no egg yolk goes into the whites.

1/2 cup brown rice malt syrup - plus extra for your garnish

450 gr ground almonds

Method

1 - Once your oranges have cooled, cut them up and place in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.

2 - Beat your egg whites until stiff.

3 - In a large bowl mix your egg yolks with the malt syrup.

4 - Mix your ground almonds and egg yolk mixture together.

5 - Fold a small amount of your beaten egg white first into your almond mixture, then fold in the rest. Be gentle so you have the volume, from the beaten egg whites.

6 - Pour mixture into both tins and bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

Cool for 5 minutes in the tins and then place on a rack to cook.

7 - Garnish - slice an orange thinly. Place in a pan with 2 tbsp malt syrup and cook until the syrup thickens, don't burn. Remove and place them on your cake when you are ready to serve.