Fruity Almond Ring

Name: Fruity Almond Ring
Ingredients: 2 cups golden raisins; 3/4 cup orange juice; 12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened; 2 tsp finely grated orange peel; 1/3 cup demerara sugar; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 3 None eggs; 2/3 cup flour; 1/3 cup self-rising flour; 1 cup whole blanched almonds; 1/3 cup orange marmalade

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cups golden raisins
3/4 cup orange juice
12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
2 tsp finely grated orange peel
1/3 cup demerara sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 None eggs
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup self-rising flour
1 cup whole blanched almonds
1/3 cup orange marmalade

Directions

1

Combine raisins and orange juice in large bowl. Cover; let stand overnight.
2

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Grease a deep 8-inch ring cake pan; line bottom with parchment paper.
3

Beat butter, orange peel and sugars in a large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between additions. (Mixture may curdle at this point but will come together later.)
4

Using a wooden spoon, stir in raisin mixture then flours. Spoon into prepared pan; sprinkle evenly with almonds.
5

Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean. Cover loosely with foil during baking if it starts to overbrown. Give the cake quarter turns several times during baking if browning unevenly.
6

Heat marmalade in small saucepan without boiling; strain. Brush hot cake with hot marmalade. Cool in pan on a wire rack.