Citrus Crumb Cake 

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For a cake with zing, try this!

Suggestions:

Substitute any other citrus fruit for the oranges in this recipe.

Ingredients:

2 large oranges

1 cup ground almonds

1 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup rice flour

5 eggs (50g)

1 cup caster sugar

1 juice and rind of 2 oranges

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 Tbsp margarine (for greasing pan)

Directions:

Roughly chop the unpeeled oranges. Remove any seeds. Place the oranges in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Combine almond meal, baking powder and flour.

Whisk eggs together with caster sugar for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.

Add egg mixture and blended oranges to the dry ingredients. Mix well. Pour batter into a greased springform tin. Bake for 45 minutes at 180oC.

Place juice and rind into a saucepan with extra sugar. Bring to the boil for 3 minutes.

When cake is baked, pour the syrup over it. Allow 15 minutes for it to absorb. The cake can be iced, if desired.

Variations:

Icing is not included in the nutritional analysis

Author:

Fresh Finesse

Member Comments: (1)

By: chickenshorts - 2011-06-06
Absolutely Delishous!! Easy to make! Pour syrup AFTER cake is out of pan, otherwise it will not come out =) I learnt the hard way. Enjoy!