Description
This gluten free Almond Orange cake is a fresh, dense cake suitable for any occasion. It’s sweetened with sugar, flavored with delectable sweet naval oranges and held together with Almond meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large oranges
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups ground almonds (almond meal)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Wash oranges and place in saucepan. Peel and all! Cover with water until oranges are submerged. Bring to boil and then reduce to medium heat. Simmer for 2 hours. Drain the pot and let the oranges cool.
- Once cool, cut in half and remove the stalk and seeds. Cut into chunks and place orange chunks in the blender. (including the rind!) Puree completely. Set aside.
- In separate bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until combined
- Add orange puree and vanilla
- Mix in almond meal and baking powder
- Grease 10 in springform pan, pour in batter
- Bake for approx 1 hour 10 min. Check doneness with toothpick. Should come out clean with little to no crumbs.
- Serve with powdered sugar on top, fresh fruit and a dollop of Honey yogurt.
- Serve with friends!
Keywords: dessert, orange, cake, gluten free