• This orange and almond cake with mascarpone gets its crumbly texture from ground almonds and is drenched in succulent citrus sauce. A lesser-known but delightful Italian favourite.

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    Orange and almond cake with mascarpone

    Serves: 8 – 12
    Cooking Time: 1 hour 15 mins

    Ingredients

    • 2 oranges
    • 200g (1 cup) castor sugar
    • 200g ground almonds
    • 2,5ml (½ tsp) baking powder
    • 6 large eggs
    • juice of ½ a lemon
    • mascarpone, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease and line a 20cm springform cake tin with baking paper.

    2

    Place the oranges in a medium saucepan and fill with cold water. Bring the water to the boil and boil the oranges until soft, about 25 – 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

    3

    Remove the oranges from the water, cut in half and remove the pips. Place the entire orange in a food processor with the castor sugar, almonds, baking powder, eggs and lemon juice.

    4

    Mix until well combined and pour into the prepared tin.

    5

    Bake until the cake is golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean, about 40 – 45 minutes.

    6

    Allow the cake to cool before cutting it into slices or squares. Serve with a dollop of mascarpone and strong espresso coffee.

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