Ingredients
- 400g caster sugar
- 150ml rice bran oil
- 50ml olive oil
- 100ml coconut milk
- zest and juice of 2 oranges
- a good pinch of fennel seeds
- 550g flour
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- a good pinch of salt
- ¼ cup black sesame seeds, lightly toasted + cooled
- 1 cup icing sugar
- juice of an orange
- a good pinch of fennel seeds
- to garnish - edible flowers, herbs, dehydrated orange chips, toasted sesame seeds
Method
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Preheat your oven to 160C and grease your bundt tin really well.
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In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, orange zest, fennel, and coconut milk.
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Put a separate bowl on the scales (on the 'ml' setting) add the orange juice and then enough water to make up 240ml of liquid. Add this to the other wet mixture.
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Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, and add the black sesame seeds. Fold in till you have a smooth batter.
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Pour into the greased bundt tin and bake for approximately 45 minutes. You'll want to bake this in the middle of your oven for a nice even heat.
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Once the cake is baked, leave it to rest for 10 mins before turning out onto a wire rack.
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To make your drizzle, add the icing sugar to the bowl and whisk to remove any lumps. Add the juice from the orange + fennel seeds and whisk to form a paste.
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Add some water till you get to a consistency resembling warm golden syrup. I like my drizzle to be nice and thick so it holds nicely around the sides of the cake and forms nice drips.
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Drizzle over the cooled cake and leave to set for 5 mins before you add your garnishes. I like to use lots of fresh edible flowers (whatever you have in your garden), herbs, dehydrated oranges or lemons, and more black sesame seeds. Fresh As freeze-dried fruits + powders are an amazing cake decorating tool.
Notes
This cake is lovely on its own, but a dollop of coconut yogurt would turn this into a nice dessert.