Soft and flavourful, light and moist, this mandarin orange infused cake will quickly become one of your favourite desserts. A perfect accompaniment to Nuvy’s Floral Nest tea infusion (visit our online tea shop at nuvys.com).

Serves 6/8 people

Ingredients

200g plain flour

200g sugar

200g unsalted butter

2 eggs

2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

The juice and zest of 3 mandarin oranges

Method

In a medium size bowl, mix butter (at room temperature) and sugar with a hand mixer for a minute or so.

Add the eggs, the mandarin oranges juice and the zest and whisk until you get a creamy and lump-free dough.

Add the flour, the bicarbonate of soda and whisk well.

When everything reaches a creamy consistency, pour the mixture into a greased and floured mould.

Bake in the oven at 180 ° for about 25/30 minutes and if you see that the top is getting too dark, cover it with a sheet of kitchen foil (please note that baking time may vary depending on the type of oven you use).

To check if it is cooked, do the test by inserting a toothpick in the centre of the cake. The cake is ready when it comes out dry.

Let it cool before removing it from the mould, put it on a serving plate and decorate with icing sugar and mandarin segments (optional).