Orange Cake with Apricots

This was lovely. I served it with cream. As the cake sunk a bit in the middle I improvised by opening a can of apricots...

A simple orange glace icing finished it off sweetly.

Tonight's extravaganza will be..Meatloaf. My own concoction. Simple and hopefully yummy. Minced beef, pork sausagemeat, onion, beef oxo, garlic, grated carrot and pepper.
Talking of which...As I opened a new pepper grinder the whole lot poured itself into the moist meat mix. Hmm. Ditch the whole lot? Not likely. Can't abide waste. So I patiently picked out every single peppercorn.
I THINK I salvaged all the peppercorns but we'll find out soon enough!
I'll serve mashed potatoes with the meatloaf and probably a green veg. I might make a spicy sauce too.

Ooops nearly forgot.
After laying half the meat in the loaf tin I scattered over a little grated cheddar then topped it with the remaining meat. To give a hint of sweetness I glazed the loaf with a mix of tomato puree and honey.