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Rainy day bakes

Liven up those drab and dreary days

Blood orange upside-down cake

Make the most of the flavour and beautiful colour of blood oranges in this stunning upside-down cake. It's perfect to enjoy with a cuppa.

■ Serves 6-8 ■ Prep 30 mins

■ Cook 35 mins

2 blood oranges, zested
 200g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
 200g light brown soft sugar
 4 eggs
 125g plain flour
 75g polenta or cornmeal
 2 tsp baking powder
 100g natural yogurt
 2-3 tbsp milk (optional)

1 Carefully remove the pith from the zested oranges, keeping them whole. Slice into thin rounds, picking out and discarding the pips. Set aside.

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Put the tin on a baking sheet, then arrange the orange slices

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