Orange and Strawberry Passion Torte

Name: Orange and Strawberry Passion Torte
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ¾ pint (450 ml) plus 3 tablespoons (3 x 15 ml spoon) orange and passion-fruit juice (or unsweetened orange juice); finely grated rind of 1 orange; ½ oz (15 g) gelatine; 4 oz (100 g) ground almonds; 8 oz (225 g) small strawberries; 4 oz (100 g) icing sugar, sifted, plus a little extra; 4 seedless oranges; 3 eggs, separated

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1985

About

However much you have eaten you will still have room for a little of this delicate almond cake. It is sandwiched with a thick layer of jelly, fresh orange pieces and strawberries, and is light and refreshing.

Ingredients

3 eggs, separated
4 oz (100 g) icing sugar, sifted, plus a little extra

Cake

Method

Preheat the oven. Butter the sides of a deep 7½-8-inch (18.5–20 cm) cake tin and line the base with a disc of non-stick baking paper. Whisk the egg yolks with 3