Gluten free Orange and Almond cake
Gluten free Orange and Almond cake
This gluten free orange and almond cake is moist and flavorful and is made with whole oranges that have been simmered for two hours.
Recipe PDF
Ingredients
- 500 grams oranges approximately 2 large
- 250 grams almond flour or almond meal
- 6.25 ml baking powder approximately 1 1/4 teaspoon
- pinch salt
- 6 eggs large
- 250 grams fine granulated sugar
- 5 ml vanilla extract approximately 1 teaspoon
- 30 ml Flaked or slivered almonds
Instructions
- Wash the whole fruit and place in a large pot without peeling.
- Cover with water and bring to the boil, boiling for two hours. Check the water level after an hour and top up if necessary.
- Remove the fruit and leave to cool to room temperature.
- When the fruits are cooled puree them until fine. This can be done ahead of time.
- Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees Celcius or 170 fan / 375 F / Gas mark 5.
- Grease and flour a 20 cm baking round springform cake tin or two loaf tins.
- Sift the almond flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
- Place the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until the eggs have increased in volume and are light in color, about 5 minutes.
- Add the vanilla extract and citrus fruit puree and beat until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients until all are combined.
- Spoon the mixture into the cake pan and tap on the counter twice to remove any air bubbles.
- Scatter over the slivered almonds and press into the surface lightly to ensure they stick.
- Bake on a lower shelf for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Check after 50 mins.
- Loaves may require a shorter baking time so check after 40 mins.
- If the cake seems to be browning too quickly cover with a sheet of parchment paper.
Notes
Baking the cake with the almonds may result in some sinking in the centre due to the weight of the nuts. You can serve it either decorated with fruit and a dusting of icing sugar, or turn it over and cover in the same way.
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 8gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 31mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 3gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 22.2mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 1.4mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.
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