Orange Upside-Down Almond Cake

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 320°F.
• To make the topping, place the sugar, water and the vanilla in a 10-cup, nonstick, oven-proof frying pan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Add the oranges and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the oranges are soft. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place eggs, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk for 8 to 10 minutes or until the mixture is thick, pale and tripled in volume.
• Sift the flour over the egg mixture and fold through. Fold through the butter and almond meal. Pour the mixture over the oranges carefully.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a wooden skewer.
• Turn out by flipping onto an inverted platter to serve. Serves eight.