Blood orange and almond cake
As promised to those of you who have been at Grōwan this month here is the cake I have been making for our events.
I found this on instagram but there are lots of recipes flying around, its quite a well know way of making a gluten free cake - it also has 3 whole oranges in which means it must be good for you!
You need:
390g orange puree (2/3 oranges)
4 eggs
170g sugar (I used soft brown sugar)
270g almonds (I did 200g almonds and 70g of ground pistachios because I love them!)
1/2 tsp baking powder
Cover your oranges with water in a saucepan and bring to the boil
Cook for 45 minutes until completely soft then drain and let cool a little
Blend all of them, peel, pith and juice into a smooth purees, weigh out 390g and set to one side
In a large mixing bowl whisk the eggs and sugar together until light and airy, this step is key for the lift of the cake
In another bowl mix the ground nuts and orange puree until smooth
Gently fold the eggs and sugar into the puree mix, you can do this gradually to avoid knocking the air out of the mixture
Pour the mix into a lined cake tin (I used a springform 20inch round)
Baking in a preheated oven at 180 for 40-50 minutes (mine took 45), allow to cool in the tin before removing
Serve with cream or yogurt and I like to add extra blood oranges on the side, or if you have too much puree a little spoon of that is lovely!