- Serves10
- CourseSnack
- Prepare30 mins
- Cook1 hr 20 mins
- Total time1 hr 50 mins
Ingredients
- 125ml sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
- 20ml toasted sesame oil
- 175g light muscovado sugar
- 3 tbsp orange blossom honey
- 3 large eggs
- 2 unwaxed lemons, zest plus 2 tbsp juice
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 225g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 25g ground almonds
- 2 ripe peaches, 1 finely chopped and 1 thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin. Use electric beaters to beat the sunflower and sesame oils with the sugar and 1 tbsp honey until combined. Add the eggs and beat for 4 minutes until the mixture has thickened and increased in volume by about ⅓. Briefly beat in the lemon zest, juice and vanilla, then use a spatula to fold in the flour, baking powder and almonds to form a thick batter with a dropping consistency. Fold in the chopped peaches. Tip the batter into the tin, smooth the top and sprinkle evenly with the sesame seeds. Arrange the thinly sliced peaches in a fan shape on top of the batter.
Bake for 1 hour-1 hour 20 minutes, turning the tin round halfway, until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Check the cake after 50 minutes and if the top is browning too fast, cover loosely with foil. Drizzle the remaining 2 tbsp honey over the entire surface of the cake, then leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Remove from the tin, peeling the paper away and leave on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. The loaf will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for 5 days.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 1,468kJ/ 351kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 18g |
Saturated Fat | 2.5g |
Carbohydrates | 41g |
Sugars | 24g |
Fibre | 1.9g |
Protein | 5.5g |
Salt | 0.38g |