Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 90 minutes
- Preparation: 20 minutes
- Cooking: 70 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 Oranges - peeled
- 2 tablespoons Orange Zest (Rind)
- 3 tablespoons Sugar
- 6 Whole Eggs
- 175 grams Caster Sugar
- 150 grams Almond Meal (Badam Powder)
- 100 grams Hazelnut Meal (Powder)
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 200 grams Britannia Cream Cheese
- 3 tablespoons Heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons Fresh orange juice
- 75 grams Icing Sugar
Instructions
- To begin making the Flourless Orange Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe first prepare the orange pureeTo do this, combine the zest, sugar and orange chunks in a pan
- Place the pan over a medium heat and cook, covered, for 6 to 8 mins or until the sugar is dissolved well and oranges have turned very soft and pulpy
- Mix and take the mixture off the heat
- Cool it completely and then add it to a blender and blend it to a fine puree
- Set it aside for later use
- Proceed to make the flourless cake, next
- To do that, first set the oven to pre heat at 170 degrees C
- Grease and line a 9 inch spring-form pan and set it aside
- In a large mixing bowl, add sugar and eggs and using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat well on a high speed until the eggs are pale and fluffy
- This will take approximately 5 to 6 minutes
- Next, add in the baking powder and stir to combine
- Gently fold in the measured out almond meal, hazelnut meal and orange puree
- Do this gently, by folding it in with a spatula rather than thoroughly mixing it with a whisk or spoon, taking care not to deflate the egg and sugar mixture
- Pour the batter in the lined cake pan and bake it in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes until the top looks set and gets a golden brown hue
- If you feel the top is cooking too fast, place a sheet of aluminium foil over it to avoid burning
- Bake it for another 25 minutes
- As the baking continues, the sides of the cake will start leaving the pan and will shrink a bit
- After about 40-50 minutes of baking, insert a skewer into the centre of the cake and if it comes out free of batter, the cake is done
- Remove it from the oven and set it on a cooling rack to cool completely, while you prepare the cream cheese frosting
- To prepare the frosting, beat together all the ingredients mentioned for frosting until soft and smooth
- When the Orange cake has cooled completely, release it from the springform tin and place it on a cake plate or tray
- Frost the cake as you wish by slathering the cream cheese topping on it
- Then, place it in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving
- You can garnish the Flourless Orange Cake with almond flakes, orange slices and mint leaves
- Serve the Flourless Orange Cake chilled or at room temperature
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- Continental
- Dessert
- Eggetarian