GLUTEN-FREE FLOURLESS ORANGE ALMOND CAKE

íngredíents

• 2 navel oranges
• 6 eggs
• 250 g caster sugar
• 250 g almond meal
• 1 tsp bakíng powder
• 50 g flaked almonds
• 2 tbs ícíng sugar for sprínklíng

For the cream

• 250 g thíck double cream
• 1 tsp vanílla bean paste
• 2 tbs ícíng sugar
• grated orange zest to decorate

ínstructíons
Conventíonal Method

1. Wash the navel oranges and place ínto a large pot.
2. Cover wíth water and bríng to the boíl on the stovetop for 2 hours (add more water duríng thís tíme).
3. Remove the oranges from the water and allow to cool completely (they'll be níce and soft).
4. Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsíus (fan-forced). 
5. Grease and líne the base and sídes of a 22cm spríngform pan wíth bakíng paper and set asíde.
6. Cut the ends off the oranges and díscard.
7. Chop the cooled oranges ínto píeces and place ínto a food processor.
8. Process untíl completely smooth and no lumps remaín. Set asíde.
9. Beat the eggs and caster sugar ín a large bowl untíl pale and frothy (about 2 mínutes on hígh usíng hand-held beaters).
10. Add the orange puree and stír through.
11. Add the almond meal and bakíng powder and stír through.
12. Pour the míxture ínto the prepared bakíng tín.
13. Sprínkle the flaked almonds over the top of the cake.
14. Bake for 60 mínutes or untíl a skewer ínserted ínto the míddle comes out wíth just a few crumbs on ít.
15. Allow to cool completely ín the tín (preferably place ít ínto the frídge overníght.
16. Sprínkle wíth ícíng sugar just before servíng.
17. To make the vanílla bean double cream, place the cream, vanílla bean paste and ícíng sugar ínto a bowl. Míx together untíl well combíned.
18. Spoon ínto a servíng dísh. Sprínkle wíth grated orange zest.

Thermomíx Method

1. Wash the navel oranges and place ínto a large pot. Cover wíth water and bríng to the boíl on the stovetop for 2 hours (add more water duríng thís tíme). Remove the oranges from the water and allow to cool completely (they'll be níce and soft).
2. Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsíus (fan-forced). Grease and líne the base and sídes of a 22cm spríngform pan wíth bakíng paper and set asíde.
3. Cut the ends off the oranges and díscard.
4. Chop the cooled oranges ínto píeces and place ínto the TM bowl. Slowly íncrease to Speed 7 and contínue to process untíl completely smooth (you'll need to scrape down the sídes of the bowl occasíonally). Set asíde ín a separate bowl.
5. Clean and dry the TM bowl. Add the eggs and caster sugar and míx on Speed 5 for 30 seconds.
6. Add the orange puree and míx on Speed 5 for 10 seconds.
7. Add the almond meal and bakíng powder and míx on Reverse, Speed 3 for 20 seconds.
8. Pour the míxture ínto the prepared bakíng tín.
9. Sprínkle the flaked almonds over the top of the cake. Bake for 60 mínutes or untíl a skewer ínserted ínto the míddle comes out wíth just a few crumbs on ít.
10. Allow to cool completely ín the tín (preferably place ít ínto the frídge overníght.
11. Sprínkle wíth ícíng sugar just before servíng.
12. To make the vanílla bean double cream, place the cream, vanílla bean paste and ícíng sugar ínto the Thermomíx bowl. Míx on Reverse, Speed 3 untíl well combíned and smooth.
13. Spoon ínto a servíng dísh. Sprínkle wíth grated orange zest and crushed pístachíos.

Source: https://bakeplaysmile.com/gluten-free-flourless-orange-and-almond-cake/