Middle Eastern Orange Cake

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 5 large oranges
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/4 cups ground almonds
• 1 1/4 cups caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt

Preparation

Step 1

Wash 2 of the oranges and place in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 2 hours. Allow the oranges to cool, then cut open, remove the pips and roughly chop the flesh.

Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease and flour a 22-cm spring form tin. Process the cooked oranges, eggs, ground almonds, sugar and baking powder in a food processor.

Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 1 hour or until the center is firm (note that this is a very moist cake). Cool in the tin before gently turning out.

Peel the remaining oranges with a small paring knife. Separate the orange segments from the membranes. Serve the cake with the fresh orange segments and some yogurt on the side.