Orange and Almond cake

I was looking for a recipe for Finnish Almond cake, and stumbled upon this Orange and Almond Cake from cookies onfriday

She  uses "cup" measurements, which I am not a fan of, so I converted (approximately) using this site: baking conversions

This cake was quick, easy, and really moreish to the point that I easily scarfed down 3 slices.

I wanted mine to be really orangey, so I substituted the milk for orange juice from the original recipe, and added a lot more zest. (I used the zest of two oranges).

Not sure my conversions were 100%, but it was really yummy, so I think the cake is quite forgiving with exact measurements.  (My kinda baking).  

Ingredients:
160g plain flour
200g caster sugar
75g Butter
1 egg
Zest from 2 Oranges
175ml of freshly squeezed orange juice
30g sliced almonds
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

For the glaze:
2 table spoons of grand mariner (or any other orange liqueur)
2 table spoons of fresh orange juice
1 table spoon of caster sugar

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.  Butter and flour a 9 inch pan.

Add all the ingredients except the almonds, a tablespoon of the sugar and the liqueur to a bowl and mix.  Beat until the mixture lightens (around 3-4 mins on high).

Put the cake mix in the tin, and sprinkle the almonds over the top of the mix.

Bake for around 40 mins until a skewer comes out clean.

Take out of the oven, leaving the cake in the pan.  Add the liqueur and juice to the remaining sugar until dissolved, and pour over the cake while still warm.