Flourless Orange Cake

With a special visitor coming for afternoon tea it was time to put on the apron and get baking. I wanted to try something new so I decided to bake a Flourless Orange Cake.

This delicious cake has no butter or oil, no flour and is gluten free. It is very moist and perfect to accompany a cup of tea or serve as a dessert.

Ingredients

250 grams of cooked (whole) oranges.  *See Note

6 egg

250 grams Castor Sugar

250 g Almond Meal

1 tsp baking powder

Method:  

1. Place whole oranges in a saucepan of water, cover and simmer gently for two hours.* Set aside to cool.

 

 

2. Cut oranges into quarters and remove seeds. Puree oranges together with the skin in a food processor. Measure out 250g of the pulp. This step is essential so the cake is not too mushy and will set.

 

 

 

 

3. Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale. Fold in combined almond meal, baking powder and orange pulp.

 

4. Pour into a greased and floured 20cm spring form (can use oil spray) and bake at 180 for 30 to 40 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

5. Cool in the tin.

 

6. If desired, serve with orange slices or  (as below) ice with cream cheese icing.

X Grace

 original recipe: flourless-orange-cake