Orange and Almond Cake

Name: Orange and Almond Cake
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 2 whole oranges; 6 eggs; 250g ground almonds; 250g caster sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; icing sugar to dust; creme fraiche to serve

A gluten-free Australian cake made with whole oranges, moist and fragrant, and it only gets better after a day or two.

Total time

185 min

Prep

130 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Australian

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

2whole oranges

6eggs

250gground almonds

250gcaster sugar

1 tspbaking powder

icing sugarto dust

creme fraicheto serve

Instructions

Boil whole oranges in water for 2 hours. Drain and cool. Quarter and blend to a smooth puree.

Beat eggs and sugar until pale. Fold in almonds, baking powder and orange puree.

Pour into a greased 23cm tin.

Bake at 180°C for 50-55 minutes. Cool in tin.

Dust with icing sugar and serve with creme fraiche.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

712

Protein

22.7g

Fat

38.3g

Carbs

76.8g

Fiber

7.8g

Sodium

225mg

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