Orange And Almond Cake -

Orange And Almond Cake

Because it is made with fresh whole oranges, this soft, pudding-like cake has a wonderfully strong citrus flavour.

Ingredients

Butter for greasing
2 large oranges
6 eggs, medium-sized, separated
250 g caster sugar
225 g ground almonds

Details

Serves: 7

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Grease a 23 cm non-stick cake tin which has a removable base. Cut a circle of parchment to fit the base, grease it with melted butter and use to line the base.

Place the whole, unpeeled oranges into a saucepan of water and boil for 2 hours until completely soft. Alternatively, cook them in a pressure cooker for half an hour.

Remove from the pan and cool slightly. Then cut them open and remove the pips. Place the oranges in a food processor and blend with the egg yolks. Alternatively, mash the oranges with a fork and whisk with the egg yolks in a mixing bowl.

Add the sugar and ground almonds to the orange and egg mixture, a little at a time, and continue blending until all the ingredients are well-combined. Transfer to a large bowl.

Beat the egg whites until stiff in a separate bowl. Now fold these carefully into the orange mixture.

Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 60-70 minutes. Use the skewer test to ensure the cake is cooked through. When cooked, remove from the oven and allow to cool before turning out.

Run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen it from the sides of the tin, turn out on to a plate and remove the lining paper. The cake may be iced with orange flavoured Butter Icing or Marmalade Sauce, or served with crème fraîche, mascarpone cheese or fresh strawberries.

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• Cake and Bread