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Individual Orange Syrup Cakes

These dessert cakes are from a wonderful dessert cookbook from new zealand given to me by friend jen t from zaar. i haven't allowed for standing time in preparation time, because overnight would be best.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 180 deg c or 170 deg c fan forced.
Measure sugar , oil , eggs and zest into a food processor and blend until pale and creamy.
Add orange juice and vanilla and process again , then add salt and flour , process just enough to make a fairly smooth batter.
Divide the batter evenly between six non stick sprayed muffin tins or other moulds and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown.
While cakes cook prepare the syrup by mixing the hot water , sugar and zest together in a small microwave bowl and heat for about 3 minutes on high , stirring occasionally , until the mixture boils and the sugar dissolves.
Remove cakes from the oven , stand for 2-3 minutes before inverting onto a plate and removing the tins.
Drizzle syrup evenly over the hot cakes , about 2 tablespoons per cake.
Leave standing an hour , or overnight if possible , before cutting and serving with whipped cream or ice-cream.

Ingredients

sugar, oil, eggs, orange, orange juice, vanilla essence, salt, self raising flour, hot water, orange, zest of