Orange Almond Meal Cake

I'm not gluten intolerant but I do love this cake. It's a little heavy being denser than flour.  But the syrup makes it nice and moist. The orange flavour develops after a day or two, which personally I prefer.


 

Cake Ingredients
Butter, to grease 
2 oranges
3 eggs
215g (1 cup) caster sugar
300g (3 cups) almond meal
1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
Syrup Ingredients
2 oranges
155g (3/4 cup) caster sugar
150ml water
 

The trick is to boil the oranges, whole, twice. Cover the oranges with water in a pot, bring them to the boil and simmer for 15min. Rinse and repeat. More cold water and another 15min simmer. Blast them under a cold water tap to stop them cooking and making them easier to handle.

Now roughly chop them and remove any seeds. And blitz them in a food processor. I don't have a food processor so I use a nutribullet type thing. You could use a magic wand, or chop the sh*t out of them, they may end up a little coarse but personally I'd like it.

Whisk the eggs and sugar together. Then add the orange pulp, almond meal and baking powder. Mix gently until just combined. The key to most baking (bread aside) is to not over combine.

Bake for 1 hour at 170C.

While thats cooking you can make the syrup. The scond orange is optional, but I like the bitter orange taste, so I slice the second one up and put it the mix. Plus it makes a great garnish. You need to soften the rind and optional second orange slices. Place in a pot, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 min until soft. Make sure you have the right water quantity at this point and mix in the sugar and stir until disolved. The more water the mositer the cake. Roughly half a cup suits me. Set the mixture aside to cool while the cake bakes, then spoon over the cooked cake.
Written by: Lex
Posted on: 2019-07-27T10:48:42.885Z
Recipe Book: Baked Things