Moroccan Orange Cake

Difficulty: Easy  Serves: 10

Intense flavour—and gluten free!

recipe for moroccan orange cake

Ingredients

  • 2 whole oranges
  • 3 tsp mint leaves
  • 5 eggs
  • 225 caster sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 280g ground almond
  • 100 ml Grand Marnier or orange juice
  • dash salt

Cooking Steps

  1. Quarter the oranges and place in a pot. Just cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour. Drain and let cool.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180*C. Line a 26cm cake tin with baking paper.
  3. Blitz the oranges and mint in a food processor.
  4. Combine all the ingredients. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.
  5. Looks great topped with freeze dried fruit! Also great topped with Greek yoghurt.