ORANGE AND ALMOND CAKE
 
 
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Recipe type: Cakes
Ingredients
  • 2-4 oranges (about 400 grams)
  • 250 grams ground almonds
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 6 eggs
  • Icing sugar (for dusting over the top)
Method
  1. Bring a pot of water to the boil and immerse the oranges into it. Boil for 40-50 minutes until a knife inserted yields without any resistance. Remove and cool. Cut into half and get all the pips out; retain the outer skin and pulp. Add the orange to a blender and purée with the sugar until smooth.
  2. Preheat oven to 180 C / 360 F and line a 8” spring-form pan with baking parchment.
  3. In another bowl, add the rest of the ingredients - eggs, salt, baking powder and ground almonds and mix well with a spatula. Tip the orange purée into this and mix again until well incorporated.
  4. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50 - 60 minutes. If the top of the cake starts to brown too quickly, cover with foil after 35 - 40 minutes and continue cooking. * Insert a skewer into the center of the cake once you think it’s done, to ensure that it’s fully cooked through - it should come out clean.
  5. Place the pan on a wire rack and cool completely before unmoulding. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
Notes
* Adapted from Nigella Lawson
Recipe by The Blurry Lime at https://www.theblurrylime.com/cakes/orange-and-almond-cake/