FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE-ORANGE ALMOND CAKE
One of my friend's has celiac disease and cannot eat anything with gluten. Unfortunately for her, this usually means she cannot enjoy a lot of foods, particularly desserts, at gatherings. I made this cake with her in mind for our holiday party. It is rather time-consuming but definately worth it! The cake was rich and decadent and my friends really enjoyed it.
Provided by RunninLion
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brush bottom of 10-inch springform pan generously with butter or margarine.
- Blend almonds and 1/4 cup sugar in food processor until almonds are finely ground. Add chocolate; blend until chocolate is finely ground.
- Whisk cocoa, orange juice and orange peel in small bowl until smooth.
- In another bowl, combine egg yolks and 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs. sugar. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean.
- Using an electric mixer, beat until yolk mixture is very thick, about 4 minutes.
- Beat in cocoa mixture. Fold in ground-almond mixture.
- Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites and salt in another large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 2 Tbs. sugar, beating until whites are stiff but not dry.
- Fold whites into chocolate batter in 3 additions. Transfer to prepared pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
- Cool cake completely in pan on rack. If making a day ahead of time, cover with foil and store at room temperature.
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Alpha Jallow
alpha.jallow32@hotmail.comI can't wait to try this recipe!
Kashii Khan
khan-kashii15@aol.comThis cake is a must-try!
Rony Gamer
g-rony@hotmail.comThe chocolate and orange flavors are well-balanced.
Ali Mardan abbasi
abbasi.a@aol.comThis cake is easy to make and turns out beautifully.
Dez Nuts
n.d@aol.comThe almond flour gave the cake a lovely crumb.
Avery Guischard
guischarda93@yahoo.comEveryone loved the chocolate and orange flavors.
Zachery Calvert
calvert.z@hotmail.comThis cake was a huge hit at my party!
Owen Romo
romo85@gmail.comI will definitely be making this again!
Shahriar Sifat
shahriar.s91@hotmail.comThe moist texture was perfect!
Swabrah Hassan
s10@hotmail.comI loved the unique flavor combination!
manandhar yam
y-manandhar27@hotmail.comThis cake was delicious!
Mukangula Denis
mdenis94@hotmail.comThis cake was easy to make and turned out beautifully. The chocolate and orange flavors were well-balanced and the almond flour gave it a nice crumb. I will definitely be making this again!
Erin Taylor
t-erin41@aol.comI made this cake for my birthday and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor combination and the moist texture. I will definitely be making this again.
sohail Anwar Siyal
s-s37@gmail.comThis cake was delicious! The chocolate and orange flavors were perfect together, and the almond flour gave it a lovely moist texture. I will definitely be making this again!
Dejan Dobrodolac
d-d@aol.comThis cake was easy to make and turned out beautifully. The chocolate and orange flavors were well-balanced and the almond flour gave it a nice crumb. I will definitely be making this again!
Souichi
souichi@gmail.comI made this cake for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor combination and the moist texture. I will definitely be making this again.
Shan Boy
s-boy1@hotmail.frThis cake was absolutely delicious! The chocolate and orange flavors were perfect together, and the almond flour gave it a lovely moist texture. I will definitely be making this again!