Sweet & baking

Gluten-free almond & orange cake

One of Liesbeth's own recipes.

Gluten-free 12 slicesPrep 20 minTotal 1 h 30 minTM6
Gluten-free almond & orange cake

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C and grease a baking tin with baking spray.
  2. Put the orange zest and the sugar in the bowl and mix 10 sec / speed 10.
  3. Add the butter and the salt and mix 40 sec / speed 4.
  4. Push everything down with the spatula and mix 20 sec / speed 4.
  5. Add the eggs and mix 30 sec / speed 4.
  6. Add the gluten-free flour, the almond flour and the baking powder and mix 20 sec / speed 4.
  7. Add the milk and mix 25 sec / speed 4.
  8. Spoon everything into the baking tin, sprinkle with the flaked almonds and bake for 70 minutes at 160°C.
  9. Meanwhile make the syrup: put the orange juice, sugar, butter and both essences in the bowl and mix 5 min / 90°C / speed 2.
  10. After baking, let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Prick holes in it with a skewer and pour in the orange syrup. Return it to the (switched-off) oven and leave to cool. Brush with any remaining syrup and dust with icing sugar.

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