Great idea for winter citrus.you could do this torte w/ lemons and oranges too. I know many of you have made this already, but I am always late to the party. ![]() Turn the batter into a 8×8 square baking pan. If using a stand mixer, give it a final stir by hand. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the wet ingredients to the mixer, beginning and ending with the dry. This was even better the next day, if you can imagine that. Mix the tangerine juice with the buttermilk. Smitten Kitchen baked hers for only 40 minutes, and I baked mine for 35. For the cake separate 9 segments for the decoration, set aside, and reserve HALF the juice from the can. The original recipe tells you to boil the clementines for 2 hours, but I read many reader's comments and even on Nigella's helpful hint page, that say microwave the clementines! 8-15 minutes, depending on your microwave.Īlso, ignore the baking times on the original recipe. Step 3 - Spoon into a cup filling 3/4 of the way up. In my book, it's a better choice than a bag of cookies. Add the egg and process for a few seconds, then add the almond meal, sugar and baking powder and process for a few seconds until it becomes a batter (less than 10 seconds). It tastes like one of those sponges you drench, while cooking, with syrup, only. Tip the flour down the funnel, processing yet again, and then pour the mixture into the prepared tin, scraping the sides and bottom with a rubber spatula. Protein from all the almonds and eggs.ok, so I am dreaming. As Nigella perfectly puts itThis is a glorious damp, dense, flourless cake. Add almond essence and vanilla extract, process again, then break the eggs one at a time through the funnel, processing again each time. Add clementines to now-empty processor and process until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Process almonds, flour, baking powder, and salt in food processor until almonds are finely ground, about 30 seconds transfer to second bowl. While the cake is baking, combine the syrup ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Discard juice and let clementines cool for 10 minutes. Allow to bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewers inserted comes out clean. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and place in the oven. ![]() Add the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. I would almost call this a "healthy" dessert. Sift all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Dust the tin with flour (or almond meal if you want to avoid flour. This is a gluten-free dessert, and also there is no butter and no oil!! Butter a 22-23cm cake tin and line the base with buttered baking paper. ![]() Obviously I have no New Year's resolutions regarding sweets.Įven though Nigella Lawson calls this a "cake" it is really a "torte" in my book, because there is no flour in the mix, it is made with nuts only, therefore, a TORTE.
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