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To Assemble:For cake, preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 6-inch cake pan and line bottom with parchment.
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Beat butter and sugar together till smooth.
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Add in Large eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
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Stir in orange zest.
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In a separate bowl, combine grnd almonds and semolina.
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Add in almond mix alternately with orange juice till all ingredients are incorporated.
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Scrape into prepared tin and bake for 40 min, till a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
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For syrup, bring orange juice, sugar and orange liqueur up to a simmer.
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Simmer syrup for about 10 min, till it reduces a little and thickens slightly.
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Pull off the heat and allow to cold a little.
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When cake comes out of the oven, let cold for 15 min.
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Pour half of the syrup over the cake while still in its pan.
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Let sit 5 min.
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Turn cake out onto a plate and brush remaining syrup over, reserving 3 Tbsp of syrup for chantilly.
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Let cold before slicing.
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For chantilly, whip cream to soft peaks and mix in reserve blood orange syrup.
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To plate, slice a piece of segment and dollop a spoonful of chantilly over top.
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This Blood Orange Syrup Cake presents beautifully when plated with Spiced Orange Salad on the side.
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You can find the recipe for Spiced Orange Salad on this website.
