Orange-Almond Cake

Ingredients

For cake

• Butter or margarine to grease pan
• 1 tablespoon matzo cake meal
• 8 large eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• Grated zest of 2 oranges
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 8 ounces blanched almonds

For syrup

• 3 to 4 oranges
• 12 mandarin oranges
• ¾ cup sugar

For cream topping

• 1 cup whipping cream or kosher for Passover nondairy whipped topping
• 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out with teaspoon
• 1 heaping tablespoon sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons orange liqueur

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

    642 calories; 28 grams fat; 8 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 13 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 87 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams dietary fiber; 74 grams sugars; 15 grams protein; 219 milligrams cholesterol; 84 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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8 to 10 servings

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10-inch springform pan and sprinkle with matzo cake meal.
2. In medium bowl, mix egg yolks, sugar, grated orange zest and cinnamon, and beat well.
3. Place half the almonds in food processor and pulverize. Add remaining almonds and pulse until coarsely chopped. Stir into egg yolk mixture.
4. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter and pour into pan.
5. Bake for about 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center.
6. Meanwhile, squeeze oranges and mandarins for about 3 cups juice and pour into small saucepan with 3/4 cup sugar. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Simmer gently until liquid has reduced by half and is a sticky syrup. Keep warm enough not to set.
7. When cake is tepid, remove to large plate with lip and make holes with toothpick or skewer all over it, right through to bottom. Pour syrup onto cake so it absorbs it all. There will be a sticky pink moat around it; let it sit for a few hours, occasionally spooning more syrup over surface.
8. Pour cream or nondairy topping into bowl with vanilla seeds and sugar and whisk until sloppily firm. Pour in orange liqueur, and whisk until soft. Serve alongside cake.

1 hour