Graan SA/John Deere Grain-Lekker-
competition: May winner

The Grain SA/John Deere recipe competition gives you the opportunity to put your creativity in the kitchen to the test, while also standing a chance to be rewarded for it.

Our May winner* is: Celeste Brown from Gansbaai

ORANGE CANOLA OIL CAKE with rosemary drizzle

Enough for ten people

Ingredients:

Cake
1 large whole seedless navel orange
½ lemon, juiced and zested
225 ml canola oil
100 g ground almonds
100 g ground coconut
120 g maize meal
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 large eggs
225 g castor sugar
½ teaspoon salt
whipped coconut cream to serve

Rosemary drizzle
100 g castor sugar
½ orange, juiced
½ lemon, juiced
6 cardamom pods, seeds removed and bashed
4 rosemary sprigs
30 ml water

Method:
(preheat oven to 180 °C)

Cake

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil. Lower the orange in and simmer for 30 minutes before removing from the water and allowing to cool slightly. Quarter the orange, transfer to a blender or food processor, add the lemon juice and zest, and blitz to a smooth purée.
2. Spray the sides of a 23-cm round cake tin and line the bottom with baking paper.
3. Blitz the maize meal in a NutriBullet until very fine.
4. Sieve the almonds, maize meal, baking powder and salt into a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
5. Whisk the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until really pale and fluffy –
   ± five minutes.
6. With the mixer still whisking, slowly pour in the canola oil in a steady stream so that the mixture doesn’t split.
7. Once incorporated, scrape in the orange purée and whisk to combine.
8. Add the dry ingredients and combine until you have a smooth batter.
9. Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 55 to 65 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.
10. Cool in the cake tin on a wire rack.

Rosemary drizzle

1. Combine the sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, cardamom and water in a small pot. Bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Add the rosemary, turn off the heat and infuse for at least 30 minutes.

Use the cake tester to poke holes in the top of the cake and slowly pour over the syrup. Allow to stand for a couple of minutes before slicing. Serve with whipped cream.

Additional information
Perfect for breakfast – just serve with yoghurt!

* The monthly winner will receive a gift voucher from John Deere and will automatically qualify for the R5 000 cash prize, which will be awarded to the overall winner at the end of the year. Competition rules are available on the website (sagrainmag.co.za).