My sister & brother-in-law made orange & almond cakes recently. They were so moist & yummy. So I decided to give it a go. I like the fact that it's made of almond meal & it's FAT FREE :-)
The texture didn't come up as what I expected, perhaps they were a bit overbaked. Anyway, I must try this again!
Ingredients
450g to 500g orange puree (2 large or 4 small navel oranges)
5 medium eggs
200g caster sugar
250g almond meal(i.e. ground almonds)
60ml Cointreau liqueur (optional)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
Method
Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease & line a rectangular baking pan (or any shape you would like to use).
Place the whole oranges in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour. Drain and cool. Chop the oranges into chunks, discard any seeds, then place them into a blender and puree until smooth.
Beat the eggs with the sugar until light & fluffy, then add the liqueur, orange puree, ground almonds and baking powder and mix well.
Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45 mins to 1 hour (depending on the type of pan you use).
Leave the cake in the pan until it is cooled. Cut into small slices & serve.
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