Pumpkin Citrus Syrup Cake

DIRECTIONS

• Grease a deep 23cm round cake tin, line the base with baking paper.
• Cream butter, rinds and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg yolks; beat until combined.
• Stir in half the sifted flour with half the cold pumpkin, then stir in the remaining flour and pumpkin.
• Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, fold through the cake mixture. Spread mixture into cake tin.
• Bake in a moderate oven about 1 hour or until cooked when tested with skewer.
• Pour hot syrup over hot cake and let stand 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool.
• To make syrup:- Combine all ingredients in saucepan.
• Stir constantly over heat without boiling until sugar is dissolved.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 2 minutes without stirring.