Feel free to indulge oneself in this riff on the mouth-watering orange-cinnamon-almond combination.

Ingredients

3 and ½ cups flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of olive oil or canola oil
½ cup sultanas
½ cup walnuts or almonds coarsely crushed
½ cup ouzo or cognac
1 and ½ cups of fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon of ground cloves
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon orange zest

Method

In a large bowl sift flour, baking powder and bicarbonate
Make a hole in the centre of the flour and add all the ingredients
Mix well and put in a greased and lined cake tin
Bake in a preheated oven 170c for 45 minutes
Cool turn out and sprinkle with icing sugar and cinnamon
You might like to replace the cinnamon with nutmeg or even a sprinkle of rosewater