How to make orange-almond cake

• Sift the flour through a sieve together with the baking powder, add the ground almonds and mix with a spoon.
  225 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 1.5 teaspoons baking powder, 50 g ground almonds
  
• Mix the butter with sugar and orange zest until a thick and light mixture is formed.
  170 g butter, 200 g powdered sugar, zest from one orange
  
• Add one egg at a time to the butter (I also add a tablespoon of flour with each egg) and mix briefly - just until combined.
  2 eggs
  
• Add orange juice and almond extract - mix briefly.
  80 ml orange juice, approx. 1.5 teaspoons almond extract
  
• Add about half of the flour and mix briefly, pour in the buttermilk and mix briefly.
  160 ml buttermilk
  
• Add the rest of the flour and mix briefly on low speed - just until combined!
  
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and level it.
  
• Bake the orange-almond cake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees Celsius (fan-assisted) for about 30-35 minutes - until a skewer comes out clean.
• After baking, cool the cake.
• Decorate the completely cold cake with cream - I covered the entire top with white 3m cream.
  cream for decoration
  
• In the center, I piped a Christmas tree with green-colored cream.
  
• I sprinkled the whole thing with colorful sugar sprinkles.