CAKE

At Watford Filmhouse we love sharing our favorite movies with you, but we also love to share cakes. Here are the instructions for the orange and poppy-seed cake so many of you have enjoyed. The recipe came from John Ttikirou who is a brilliant baker and a fine chiropractor too.

McTimoney Chiropractor John’s Orange & Poppy Seed Cake

185gms of Unsalted Butter
3 Lg Oranges (grated rind of 3 & the juice of 3)
1 Cup of Castor Sugar
3 Lg Eggs
2 ½ Cups of S/R Flour
¾ Cup of Milk
½ Cup of Poppy Seeds

Method
Cream butter & sugar

Add orange rind

Add eggs 1 by 1 and then milk

Add flour gradually and poppy seeds!

Prepare your round baking tin (preferably round with a hole) with butter & a dusting of flour

Bake in a moderate oven 180C for 40-45 mins depending on fan assisted or not

Make the orange syrup with the juice & ½ cup of castor sugar.

Reduce syrup by a 1/3 over the hob

Let cake stand for 5 mins before turning out on to a cooling rack with a plate underneath
Pour the orange syrup over the ‘hot’ cake

Collect the redundant syrup from the plate and pour over the cake once again

Enjoy this glorious cake!