Citrus Semolina Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz fine semolina
1 1/4 cups ground almonds
1 tsp baking powder
3 None eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
3 None orange, 1 zested and juiced, remainder cut into segments
1 None lemon, zested
None None Citrus Syrup
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 None lemon, zested
1 None orange, zested
1 None vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped out
None None powdered sugar, to dust

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line an 8 inch cake pan. Combine semolina, almonds and baking powder. Set aside.
Whisk together eggs and sugar until pale and thick. Add olive oil, citrus zest and 2 tbsp orange juice. Gently fold into semolina mixture then transfer to cake pan and bake for 45-50 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan then invert onto a serving plate.
Meanwhile, to make the citrus syrup, stir sugar and 3/4 cup water in a pan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add remaining ingredients and increase heat to high. Simmer for 10 mins, until syrupy. Drizzle over cake.
Top cake with orange segments and dust with powdered sugar. Serve.