Enjoying Sherry Wine Pairings and Recipes Palo Cortado

Orange, Almond and Yoghurt Cake with Orange and Date Salad

Pair with Palo Cortado

This cake is great on its own with a cup of coffee or tea. The almond meal makes it quite moist, so although it makes quite a lot, leftovers keep well in an airtight container for up to a week … though it’s so moreish that it’s unlikely they'll be around for that long. The almond and orange flavours in this cake instantly transport me to the south of Spain – and a glass of rich, nutty Apostoles VORS Palo Cortado Sherry from Gonzalez Byass is a pretty ideal accompaniment.

Ingredients

1½ cups

light muscovado sugar

250g

salted butter, cubed

oranges

eggs

1 cup

almond meal

180g

thick natural yoghurt

1 cup

plain flour

½ cup

self-raising flour

For dusting,

icing sugar

For serving,

crème frâiche

Orange & Date Salad

Recipe

oranges, segmented

pitted dates, finely diced

⅓ cup

slivered almonds

Directions

Preheat oven to 170°C.

Place sugar and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer and finely grate the zest of the oranges on top. Beat together until sugar has dissolved.

Meanwhile, juice one orange and set aside ⅓ cup of juice.

Beat eggs into the butter and sugar mixture one at a time. Stir in almond meal, yoghurt and orange juice. Sift combined plain and self-raising flour into the mixture and gently fold it in.

Pour into a greased and lined 22cm x 30cm cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, until a wooden skewer comes out clean.

Meanwhile, make Orange & Date Salad: cut orange segments into small pieces, combine with remaining ingredients and set aside.

Remove cake from oven and set aside to cool, lift out of the cake pan, slice into squares, dust with icing sugar and serve with Orange & Date Salad and crème frâiche.

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