Mandarin Cake

Name: Mandarin Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 1 8inch cake, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 3 large whole mandarin oranges (Clementines or tangerines); 1 1/8-1 1/4 cups ground almonds; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup sugar

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Recipe by Dee514

Posted in reply to a message board request. Mandarin-Almond Cake is a variation on a traditional Middle-Eastern cake. It is moist, delicious and quite rich. The absence of flour is not a mistake!

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READY IN: 2hrs 30mins

SERVES: 8

YIELD: 1 8inch cake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

large eggs
3

large whole mandarin oranges (Clementines or tangerines)
1 ¹⁄₈ - 1 ¹⁄₄

cups ground almonds
1

teaspoon baking powder
³⁄₄

cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

Place mandarins in a saucepan, cover with water and boil for 1 hour.
Leave to cool.
On a plate, cut mandarins open, remove pips and place pulp and skins into blender.
Process until smooth.
There should be just over a cup of pulp.
Beat eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy.
Add mandarin pulp, almonds and baking powder.
Mix well, and pour into a greased and floured 8 inch cake pan.
Bake at 375°F for 1 hour.
Cake will fall slightly in center.

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