GLUTEN FREE FLOURLESS ORANGE CAKE

Melted butter, to grease
2 organic oranges
3 organic free range eggs
1 cup organic raw sugar
3 cups organic almond meal
1 tsp gluten-free baking powder


Preheat oven to 170°C. Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line base with non-stick baking paper.
Place the oranges in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Cook for two hours.

Place the orange in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth.
Use an electric beater to whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until thick and pale. Add the orange, almond meal and baking powder and gently fold until just combined. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool.

ORANGE SYRUP

1 orange
3/4 cup RAW ORGANIC sugar

Juice the orange, place in with sugar and cook for 5 mins simmering, pierce holes in the cake. and pour over cake.

NOTE; You can make these into small patty pans and reduce cooking time too.
Turn cake onto a serving plate. Use a skewer to gently prick the top. Spoon over syrup. Cut into wedges to serve.

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