Fennel & orange cake
Fennel is surprisingly delicious paired with citrus in cakes, and creates a result very similar to the perennially popular carrot cake.
- Serves12
- CourseCake
- Prepare30 mins
- Cook1 hr 30 mins
- Total time2 hrs
Ingredients
- 350g fennel, coarsely grated
- 350g caster sugar
- 250g spelt four
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 200ml rapeseed oil
- 4 large eggs
- 60g mixed peel
- 75g walnuts, roughly chopped, plus extra, fnely chopped, to decorate
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 3 tsp fennel seeds, toasted and crushed
- 3 small oranges (scrubbed), zest and 2 tbsp juice
- 340g soft cheese
- 175g icing sugar, sifted