Moroccan Orange and Almond Cake

Moroccan Orange and Almond Cake requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. For 60 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 10. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 278 calories, 6g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. A mixture of eggs, cardamom pods, baking powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a not so tremendous spoonacular score of 22%. Orange and Almond Cake, Almond-Orange Cake, and Orange and Almond Cake are very similar to this recipe.

  • Serves: 10
  • Time: 45 Mins
  • Category: dessert
  • Health Rating: 1.0

Ingredients


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Instructions

Step 1: To make the cake: Grate the rind from one orange, reserve some for garnish and squeeze the juice from one half. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the orange juice, butter, sugar and almond extract till fluffy and creamy.

Ingredients:

  • almond extract
  • orange juice
  • butter
  • orange
  • juice
  • sugar

Equipment:

  • mixing bowl

Step 2: Add the eggs one by one and beat well. In a separate small mixing bowl, mix the almond meal, semolina and baking powder. Fold this mix into the creamed mixture and spoon it into a greased 9 round baking pan and bake in a preheated oven at 350F for 35 mins or until a skewer when inserted comes out To make the syrup: In a small sauce pan, add the ingredients for the syrup and stir on low heat until sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and bring to a boil. Simmer and let it thicken till it forms a syrup like consistency. Strain and keep aside.Once the cake has cooled, turn it out onto a serving plate. Using a skewer make some holes over the surface of the cake while it is still warm and drizzle 3/4 of the strained syrup over it.

Ingredients:

  • baking powder
  • almond flour
  • semolina
  • sauce
  • sugar
  • syrup
  • egg

Equipment:

  • mixing bowl
  • baking pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • skewers

Step 3: Let it stand for 15 mins or so. Dust with confectioners sugar and cut into slices.

Ingredients:

  • powdered sugar

Step 4: Serve with more syrup on the side.

Ingredients:

  • syrup


Dietary Information

  • Vegetarian

Nutrition Facts

NutrientAmount% Daily Needs
Calories278.44 kcal13.92%
Fat15.87 g24.42%
Saturated Fat6.53 g40.81%
Carbohydrates30.07 g10.02%
Net Carbohydrates27.83 g10.12%
Sugar14.91 g16.56%
Cholesterol57.12 mg19.04%
Sodium149.56 mg6.5%
Alcohol0.14 g100.0%
Alcohol %0.23 %100.0%
Protein5.89 g11.78%
Selenium17.87 µg25.52%
Manganese0.33 mg16.7%
Vitamin B10.15 mg10.15%
Folate38.81 µg9.7%
Fiber2.23 g8.94%
Vitamin B20.15 mg8.72%
Iron1.51 mg8.4%
Vitamin C6.66 mg8.07%
Calcium75.8 mg7.58%
Vitamin A357.64 IU7.15%
Phosphorus59.42 mg5.94%
Vitamin B31.07 mg5.33%
Magnesium12.53 mg3.13%
Vitamin E0.41 mg2.76%
Vitamin B50.27 mg2.72%
Zinc0.37 mg2.46%
Copper0.05 mg2.4%
Potassium80.13 mg2.29%
Vitamin B60.04 mg2.05%
Vitamin B120.1 µg1.63%
Vitamin D0.18 µg1.17%