Delicious Orange Cake

Ingredients:-

2 medium (480g) oranges

2/3 cup blanched almonds, toasted

1 cup castor sugar

1 tsp baking powder

6 eggs

2 cups almond powder

2 tbsp flour

Method:-

Place unpeeled oranges in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water. Bring it to boil, covered with lid, for 30 minutes and then drain. Repeat process with fresh water, boil for an hour or until the oranges are tender, leave it to cool. Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C.

Grease a deep 22cm round cake pan. Line the base with baking paper. Grind the toasted blanched almonds with two tablespoons of the castor sugar until finely chopped. Trim the ends off the oranges and discard. Halve the oranges; remove and discard the seeds. In a blender process the oranges, including the rind, with baking powder until the mixture becomes pulpy.

Beat the eggs and remaining sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy and pale in colour. Fold in the almond mixture, ground almonds, flour and then the orange pulp. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan; bake in a moderate oven for about an hour or until cooked. Cool in the pan. Take out cake on a serving plate and dust with icing sugar before serving.