Flourless Orange and Almond Cake
Desserts
A dense, damp citrus cake made from a whole boiled orange and ground almonds. Low-GI, gluten-free and genuinely special enough for guests.
Serves
10 people
Prep Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Instructions
1. Boil the whole oranges in water for 1.5 hours until completely soft; cool, halve, remove any pips and blitz to a puree, skin and all. 2. Preheat the oven to 170C and line a 20cm springform tin. 3. Whisk the eggs and sweetener until pale, then fold in the orange puree, ground almonds and baking powder. 4. Pour into the tin, scatter with flaked almonds and bake for 50-55 minutes, covering if it browns too fast. 5. Cool fully in the tin before slicing.
Ingredients
- 2 whole oranges
- 250 g ground almonds
- 5 whole eggs
- 100 g erythritol sweetener
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 20 g flaked almonds
Nutrition Facts
Calories
230 kcal
Protein
9g
Fat
17g
Carbs
9g
Fiber
4g
Sugar
5g
Sodium
90mg