Tangerine & Cardamon cake
What to do with a sad looking orange and a Tangerine who has seen better days?... why... create a cake of course!!! I took a basic almond meal recipe and added some magic to it and it came out SUPER yummy. You could make this more intense by adding Orange Blossom Extract to it and top of the Middle Eastern vibes by adding chopped Pistachio & Rose Petals to the top of the cake. It would be super tasty with an orange drizzle on top too... This cake is light, fluffy, melts in your mouth and makes you feel like you're on an exotic holiday somewhere.
Having none of those things I settled for a sprig of Rosemary which worked well too and my cupboard of stocked baking goods, these include:
- 4 eggs
- juice of 1 orange
- zest of 1 orange
- juice of 1 tangerine
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of cardamon powder (who has patience for the pods?!)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup soft honey
- 3 cups almond meal
beat the eggs in a bowl till full of air. Add the juice of the orange and tangerine and keep whisking, add the cinnamon, cardamon and baking powder, whisk up again. Beat in the melted coconut oil and honey - be mindful they are not too hot, you don't want to cook your eggs! Beat everything together till smooth. Fold in the almond meal to keep things nice and light. Spoon into a cake tin and bake for 30 - 35 mins at 350 / 180 or until knife clean.