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SIMPLY THE ZEST!

Blood orange, blossom & pomegranate cake

This has a triple hit of blood orange – a whole boiled fruit whizzed into the cake batter, candied slices to adorn and a sticky syrup to drench it in.

■ Serves 8-10 ■ Prep 35 mins ■ Cook 1 hr 45 mins VEGETARIAN

6 blood oranges, 3 whole, 3 juiced
250g butter, softened
50g honey, plus 2 tbsp
300g golden caster sugar
200g self-raising flour
100g ground almonds
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs
1 tbsp orange blossom water, plus 1 tsp
140g Greek yogurt, plus extra to serve
1 small pomegranate, halved

Cover one of the whole oranges with water in a saucepan and bring to the boil for a couple of minutes. Get rid of the water and start again, this time simmering for 40 mins until the orange is really soft. When cool enough to handle, cut in half and remove all

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