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Orange and almond cake
Photo: David Holifield

Orange and almond cake

10 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Makes 1 cake openrecipes
Orange and almond cake

This orange cake is deliciously moist. Serve it with a dollop of basil cream for a tasty dessert.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

260
Calories
8g
Protein
12g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 oranges
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 250g/9oz ground almonds
  • 4 tbsp flaked almonds
  • 50g/2oz basil
  • 50ml/2fl oz water
  • 50g/2oz caster sugar
  • 150ml/5floz double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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