Orange Almond Cake

Ingredients

2 oranges
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups ground almonds
2 cups sr flour

Orange syrup
1 orange - zest and juice
1/2 cup sugar

Method

Place the oranges in a saucepan and cover with water, then bring to the boil and cook for 15 minutes. Drain, cover again with water and cook for another 15 minutes. Coarsely chop and remove any seeds, then blend until mostly smooth.
Whisk the eggs and sugar, then fold in the orange, flour and ground almonds.
Pour into a greased cake tin and bake at 170 for about 1 hour.
For the syrup, boil the zest in water until soft, then drain. Heat the zest, juice and sugar in a saucepan for about 3 minutes. When the cake is done, make holes in the top with a skewer and pour the syrup over.