Strawberry Bundt Cake

The good thing about this cake is you can use any type of fruits you have handy or you like ( peaches, apricots, plums, raspberries, pears etc.)

I serve it dusted with confectioner sugar, but if you like and have the time can use cream cheese frosting to top it with.
The options are endless here and that's why i like recipes like this :).

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 cup ground almonds
1 fresh strawberries

1/4 cup confectioners sugar to decorate the cake

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325F/160C. Grease  a bundt cake pan.

Sift together the flour and baking powder. Set aside. Washed and slice the strawberries.
Beat well the softened butter and sugar until well combined and cream like. Add the eggs, one at a time. Beat well and add the flour with baking powder and the almond extract. Stir in the ground almonds and the strawberries.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface with a spatula.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 mins, or until risen and golden brown,
Let cool in the pan for 10 mins, then turn out carefully onto a wire rack to complete the cooling.
Take a confectioner sugar and dust over the cake.

Enjoy!

Orange Bundt Cake

Almost everybody has leftover orange juice in the fridge and, or oranges  hiding somewhere in there too ;)
Here is a recipe I have for years and don't remember if I tried or not. I decided to give it a try before kids finish the few oranges left in the fridge, and to be hones I just feel like eating a bundt cake :) ..

Ingrediants:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
finely grated zest of 1 orange
2/3 milk
1/2 cup orange juice
strips of orange zest for decoration

Syrup:
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup orange juice

Method:
Preheat the oven to 325F.
Grease and lightly flour a bundt ring pan.

Combine flour, baking powder and grated orange zest. Keep aside.
In a separate bowl beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add one egg at the time and beat thorough after each one. Fold in the flour mix and mix well. Add milk and orange juice , stirring to mix evenly.
Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake for about 45-50 mins..
Let cool down in a pan for 5-10 mins and turn out on a wire rack to cool completely.

Meanwhile make the syrup, mix both sugar and juice in a pan and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 5 mins until reduced and syrupy.
Spoon the syrup over the cake until still warm and top with orange zest.
Enjoy!!!