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Gluten Free Orange Almond Cake With Orange Sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 :eggs separated
  • 2/3 :cup white sugar
  • 1/4 :cup rice flour
  • 1 :teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 :cup orange juice
  • 1-1/2 :cups finely ground almonds almond meal
  • 2 :tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 :cups white sugar
  • 1 :cup orange juice
  • 1 :tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1/2 :cup butter
  • 4 :egg whites

Instructions

Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 325.
  • Grease a 10 inch spring form pan with cooking spray, and dust with rice flour.
  • In a large bowl, whip egg yolks with 2/3 cup of sugar until thick and pale using an electric mixer.
  • This will take about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the rice flour and orange juice, and then fold in the almond meal and cinnamon.
  • In a separate glass or metal bowl, whip 3 egg whites until they can hold a stiff peak.
  • Fold into the almond mixture until well blended.
  • Pour into the prepared pan, and spread evenly.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
  • Run a knife around the outer edge of the cake to help remove it from the pan.
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  • To make the orange sauce, cream together the butter and 2 cups of white sugar in a medium bowl.
  • Stir in the cream, and place the dish over a pan of barely simmering water.
  • Stir in orange juice and zest.
  • Whip 4 egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form.
  • Fold into the orange sauce.
  • Spoon over the cake and serve immediately.