Orange and Almond Cake

Name: Orange and Almond Cake
Ingredients: 4 tbsp almond liqueur, such as Amaretto; ½ tsp baking powder; 9 oz / 255 g caster sugar; 2 oz / 60 g ground almonds; 3 eggs, separated; 2 oranges; 7 tbsp light olive oil; 2 tbsp milk; 4 tbsp almond liqueur, such as Amaretto; 1 oz / 30 g flaked almonds; 7 oz / 200 g self-raising flour

Preparation info

Makes
one
8 inch 20.5 cm cake

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Cakes made with olive oil can sometimes be heavy, which is why this one contains a little extra baking powder to help lift it. Folding in the whisked egg whites at the end also helps it rise.

Ingredients

1 oz / 30 g flaked almonds
7 oz / 200

Dessert
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Grease an 8 in / 20.5 cm diameter deep cake tin with a loose bottom, and line the base with a circle of buttered greaseproof paper, buttered-side up. Scatter the flaked almonds over the base. Sift the flou