Chop everything finely — skins, pith, fruit — in the food processor. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3 and grease and line a 24cm/9½in loaf tin or a 20cm/8in cake tin. Weigh the orange pulp ...

When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake, the batter needs to be heavy enough for the dried fruit and nuts to be suspended in it; if it's too thin the fruit will sink to the bottom.

When preparing the batter for the orange cake, adhere to the recommended amount of juice in the recipe. Much like a lemon cake, too much fruit juice can cause a soggy result. For decoration ...

Upside-down fruit cakes are a delightful way to infuse baked goods with the juices and aromas of citrus, apples, or berries. In January, an upside-down orange cake is a splendid choice.