Italian Orange Almond Cake. Enjoy this Italian Orange Olive Oil Cake made with almond flour, whole oranges, low carb, dairy free and ultra delicious. Baking Process and Nutrition for Orange Olive Oil Cake. I used navel oranges, extra virgin olive oil, eggs, almond flour and Swerve as my sweetener, making this sugar free and.

Citrus fruits and almonds are widely grown and of course largely consumed in sicily, which is an island in the mediterranean region. I actually ate up a large chunk of this cake the first time i made it. This cake was inspired by the scent of Sweet Italian Orange Blossom, an effervescent fragrance that's part of dusk's new Travel Notes collection. You can cook Italian Orange Almond Cake using 9 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian Orange Almond Cake

🢂 1 box of or can, almond paste (7-8 ounce quantity) They've recently changed the packaging..
🢂 1 stick of unsalted butter, room temperature.
🢂 1 cup of sugar.
🢂 2 tbsp of Orange liquor - ie, Grand Marnier or Cointreau.
🢂 1 of grated zest of a whole orange.
🢂 5 large of eggs, room temperature.
🢂 1/2 cup of presifted flour, or cake flour.
🢂 1 tsp of baking powder.
🢂 2 tbsp of or more, confectioners sugar for dusting.

A simple Italian-inspired almond cake batter baked with fresh orange-infused ricotta. The story of this orange ricotta tart starts with my growing up in an Italian-American family. I learned early on that every holiday and special occasion came with its own special food, to be enjoyed on that day and probably. A whole orange is boiled and pureed into this unique almond cake that comes together easily in a food processor.

step by step Italian Orange Almond Cake

Preheat oven to 325° while preparing recipe. Make sure rack is in middle of oven..
Generously butter and flour a 9" cake pan or a 9" spring form pan. Set aside. (Not on top of oven.).
It is absolutely necessary that the butter and eggs are at room temperature. Don't heat butter to soften..
Break up almond paste by placing it into a food processor, or using an electric mini chopster. Process until it is grainy like the texture of small course grains. Set aside..
In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until fluffy for 3 minutes..
Add orange liquor, orange zest (HINT: sprinkle the zest across, do not add in one lump) and almond paste. Beat until perfectly blended for 3 minutes..
One by one add in eggs incorporating each separately until each egg is completely blended. Then beat for 3 minutes until mixture is very smooth and fluffy. HINT: break eggs into small glass bowl to make sure there are no egg shell fragments..
Sprinkle on flour and baking powder mix by hand until blended then beat for 1 minute..
Scrape batter into prepared pan and place in middle of rack..
Bake for 55 minutes exactly. No more, no less..
Here's the hard part! DO NOT OPEN OVEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! RESIST ALL TEMPTATION TO CHECK ON CAKE. If you have a window, check that way. Towards the end of cook time you may think it's burning but it's not..
Remove from oven to wire rack and cool for 15 minutes. Cake will have already slightly pulled away from sides and center could deflate a bit..
After 15 minutes if using a spring form, remove outer ring. If using a cake pan, turn cake upside down onto a plate then invert back onto the wire rack..
Allow the cake to cool completely. You can refrigerate the cake over night. DO NOT wrap in saran/plastic wrap. Lightly wrap in wax paper. Allow cake to come to room temperature before dusting with powdered sugar..
Before dusting with powdered sugar consider using, or making, a stencil to create a beautiful design. It will make them think you got the cake from a bakery..

This recipe is gluten free as it is made on almond meal. My heritage is a mix of Sri Lankan and Italian. I have grown up appreciating good food and learning secrets from my grandmothers, who were both sensational cooks. I love blood oranges with their intense red coloring and full flavor, and although they are more readily available when we are living in Italy six months a year, from time to time I come across blood oranges here in the US as well. Italian Orange Cake - An Italian in my Kitchen.