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Prep time
45 minutes
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Cook time
1 hour
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Serves
One 9 inch cake
Author Notes
I loved Maialino's Olive Oil Cake but I wanted to offset the oil and add some more flavor. My grandmother always had oranges after a big meal to "cut the oil", so I decided to add some roasted oranges and some almonds to balance things out. Save the excess roasted orange puree - it's great in muffins, breads, or with almond butter for a citrus-y pb&j. —allison
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Ingredients
- Roasted orange puree
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10
mandarin or clementine oranges
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small slosh
extra virgin olive oil
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pinch
sugar
- Cake batter
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1 2/3 cups
all purpose flour
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1/3 cup
finely ground almonds
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1 3/4 cups
sugar
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon
baking soda
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1 cup
extra virgin olive oil
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3/4 cup
whole milk
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1/2 cup
lowfat milk
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1/3 cup
roasted orange puree
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1 1/2 tablespoons
orange zest
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1/4 cup
orange juice (from the roasted oranges)
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1/8 cup
Amaretto
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1/8 cup
Cointreau
Directions
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Make the roasted orange puree: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut the oranges in half and remove any pits. Coat a quarter sheet pan lightly with oil. Put the oranges on the pan, cut side up, and sprinkle with a pinch of sugar. Roast until they're soft and have some color on the bottom (about 30 minutes). Let cool until you can handle them and then juice them. Reserve the juice for the batter. Puree the oranges (skin and all) in a processor.
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While the oven is still hot, put ground almonds on a rimmed cookie sheet and toast until they just start to turn golden - about 5 minutes. They burn quick so watch out. Let cool.
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Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees. Line a 9 inch springform with parchment paper on the bottom and spray with olive oil cooking spray.
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Whisk together the flour, toasted ground almonds, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
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In a separate, larger bowl, whisk together the olive oil, milks, pureed roasted oranges, orange zest, orange juice, Amaretto and Cointreau.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and whisk until they’re combined.
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Bake in the middle of the oven for about an hour, until a cake tester comes out clean. Check the cake after half an hour and if the top is browning too fast, cover lightly with some tin foil.
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Let cool for a few minutes before removing the springform ring.
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