Orange cake….this recipe uses an ENTIRE orange..peel and all! Sounds crazy but it was sooooo good!!!!
Orange Almond Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 1 navel orange
- 8 ounces slivered almonds
- 1 c. sugar
- 6 T. soft butter
- 5 eggs
- ½ c. "CUP 4 CUP" GF FLOUR If you are not gluten free, regular flour will also have good results
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- Add eggs.
- Add flour baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Process till just combined.
- Pour in pan and bake about 1 hour till golden and a toothpick comes out clean!
- Optional: Add chocolate chunks to the batter. Sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar before serving!
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350 and butter/flour a 9" bundt pan.
- Boil 1 navel orange in a covered pot and reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes.
- Cool it completely.
- Cut orange in half, then quarters, wedges and then chunks.
- Put 8 ounces slivered almonds in food processor with 2 T. of the sugar and process till fine.
- Put in a bowl.
- Pour some of this in the pan-shake around and dump what does not stick to pan back into the bowl.
- Place the whole orange (allll of it) in the food processor with rest of the sugar and puree.
- Add the almonds and butter and process to mix.
- Add eggs.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Process till just combined.
- Pour in pan and bake about 1 hour till golden and a toothpick comes out clean!
- Optional: Add chocolate chunks to the batter. Sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar before serving!
rye says
So if I am using regular flour do I use just a half cup?
Hugs & Cookies xoxo says
Exactly!