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Orange Almond Cake
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Grain free Sugar free, bursting with orange, cinnamon & cardomon flavour
Servings: 6 to 8
Servings: 6 - 8
Ingredients
- 300 g almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp each of ground cinnamon, cardomon
- 2 medium to large oranges [I used navel & organic]
- 5 eggs, separated
Steps
- Place whole oranges in a large saucepan and cover with water.
- Bring to the boil.
- Continue boiling for about 2 to 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Place a heavy plate or saucer on top of oranges to keep immersed in water.
- Make sure the oranges remain covered with water. If necessary, you might have to add water.
- Alternatively, use a pressure cooker, it will only take 30 minutes from the time the water starts boiling.
- After this time the oranges should be soft. Remove from the stove, carefully take the oranges out of the water and throw away the water.
- Allow the oranges to cool completely. Cutting them in half speeds up the process.
- subheading: While the oranges are cooling:
- Grease an 8 inch round baking pan or springform pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to 180* C. The Turbo broiler does not need to be preheated.
- Put the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Whisk the dry ingredients to remove any lumps, to airate and mix well. Set aside.
- Separate the eggs. Put the yolks in a small bowl and set aside.
- Put the whites in a clean, dry mixing bowl and set aside.
- subheading: When the oranges have cooled completely:
- Remove the seeds and calyx - that is the white flesh or fibre in the middle of the orange.
- Cut oranges into cubes with the skin.
- Use a food processor or blender to blend the oranges into a thick pulp.
- Blend the oranges in 3 parts and add the eggs gradually.
- Add the orange-egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix till just combined. Set aside.
- Whisk the egg whites till soft peaks form.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Dish the batter into the greased and lined baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180* C for about 45 minutes.
- Keep an eye on the cake and make sure it’s not browning too much.
- In the Turbo broiler oven, you need to turn down the oven temperature to 150* C and bake for another 15 minutes.
- subheading: OR, after 45 minutes, switch the oven off, remove the lid and test for doneness by:
- Very carefully tapping the top of the cake to test if it’s done.
- Or inserting a toothpick in the centre of the cake. If it’s dry, the cake is done.
- Once the cake is baked, remove from the oven.
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the baking pan.
- When completely cool, remove the cake from the baking pan, remove the parchment paper and place on a cake stand or plate.
- Dust lightly with icing sugar.
- If you wish to keep things sugar free, serve slices with whipped fresh cream or coconut cream and garnish with fresh passion fruit pulp or a few slices of strawberries.
- Delicious! Enjoy.
Notes
- There are so many grain free orange cake recipes out there. And, they’re very similar, too. I’ve saved many orange cake recipes, but have always been apprehensive about using 2 entire oranges, that is skin and all. Nevertheless, I’ve finally taken the plunge. And I must admit, I’m really pleased with the results. Pulverising the oranges produces a fragrant, flavoursome cake. Next time I might even serve it with my homemade milk kefir yoghurt.
- I chose the Orange, cardomon and almond cake by Diary of a Ladybird [Thanks to diaryofaladybird.blogspot.com, where it is suggested you serve the cake with orange-blossom yoghurt] because I love the flavour of ground cardamom and, needless to say, orange and almonds.