Flourless Orange Cake with Orange Syrup

Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease a 22cm cake pan.

Place whole oranges into a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until tender. Drain. Repeat. Refresh under cold water and drain.

Coarsely chop warm oranges and remove and discard any pips. Place into food processor and process until smooth.

Using electric beaters, whisk eggs and sugar until thick and creamy. Add processed orange mixture, almond meal and baking powder and gently fold until combined. Pour into pan and bake for 1 hour. Cool.

For syrup, remove peel from 1 orange and cut peel into thin strips. Place into a saucepan, cover with water and boil for 5 minutes. Drain, returning water to pan and set aside peel.

Squeeze juice from the peeled orange, and add to pan with 3/4 cup sugar. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves and syrup thickens. Spoon over cake. Sprinkle with orange strips and serve.