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Total time
1 hours 15 minutes -
Note
+ cooling -
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- unsalted butter 200g, softened, plus extra for the tins
- golden caster sugar 200g
- eggs 4
- self-raising flour 175g
- ground almonds 50g
- prosecco, cava or other sparkling wine 150ml
- oranges 2, zested and juiced
- granulated sugar 100g
- gold sugar crystals or granulated sugar mixed with gold lustre, for sprinking
- double cream 300ml
- vanilla bean paste 1tsp
- icing sugar 1 tbsp
- orange 1, zested, plus 1 tbsp of juice
Method
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Step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line two 18cm loose-bottomed sandwich tins.
Step 2
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one, then fold in the flour, almonds and a pinch of salt. Fold in 100ml of sparkling wine and the orange zest, then divide between the two tins, smoothing over the tops. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until risen and golden, then cool on wire racks.
Step 3
While the sponges are still lightly warm, prick all over with a skewer. Mix together the orange juice, granulated sugar and 50ml of wine, then pour the mixture over the sponges to allow to seep into the holes. Leave to cool completely.
Step 4
Whip together the filling ingredients until soft peaks form, and use to sandwich the two sponges together. Dust with golden sugar to serve. It will keep chilled for two days.
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Nutritional data
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kcals
566 -
fat
37.5g -
saturates
21.3g -
carbs
47.9g -
sugars
34.3g -
fibre
0.9g -
protein
6.4g -
salt
0.3g