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Flourless Almond Orange Cake

Flourless Almond Orange Cake
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Regular white flour is replaced with almond flour in this Flourless Almond Orange Cake which creates a soft moist and fluffy cake texture with rich orange flavour (and as an added bonus is also gluten-free)

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Prep Time: 40 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 Minutes
  • Total Time: 1.5 hours
  • Yield: 9 pieces 1x
  • Category: Sweet
  • Cuisine: Cake

Ingredients

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  • 1 whole orange
  • 125g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 125g almond meal
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Mascarpone for serving (or vegan yoghurt)

Syrup

  • 125ml cooking liquid from the orange
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 80g lightly toasted almond flakes

Instructions

  1. Place a whole orange (skin on) in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid, and turn to simmer for 40 minutes. Drain orange, reserving 125ml of the cooking liquid.
  2. Once the orange has cooled, cut into chunks then blend into a puree with either a hand blender or food processor. Keep aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 160C (fan-forced). Grease a 20cm square cake tin.
  4. Whip sugar and eggs until very light and fluffy. Gently fold in almond meal, baking powder, and orange puree until well combined.
  5. Pour batter into the cake tin and bake in the oven for 50 – 60 minutes. Test cake by skewering the center with a clean metal skewer. If it comes out clean and dry then the cake is cooked.
  6. For the syrup: Combine the orange liquid and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to boil then turn to simmer and cook down until reduced by half and thickened.
  7. Combine orange honey syrup with toasted almonds and spread evenly over the cake.
  8. Serve with a dollop of cold mascarpone cream or vegan yoghurt.

Keywords: gluten free cake recipes, Can you use almond meal instead of plain flour, orange desserts

Find it online: https://flaevor.com/flourless-almond-orange-cake/