Flourless Orange And Chocolate Cake
Dense, rich flourless cake out of a cooking magazine
Steps
Put the orange in a microwave safe bowl.
Add 250ml water , cover with clingfilm and microwave on high for 20 minutes , turning halfway through.
Leave to cool , still covered.
Heat oven to 180c.
Line a 20cm round springform tin with baking parchment.
Cut the orange in half and remove pips.
Put in a food processor with 5 tbsp of orange liquid left in the bowl and blitz to a smooth puree.
Add the sugar , melted chocolate , egg yolks and baking powder and whiz again to mix thoroughly.
Beat the egg whites until stiff , but not dry and fold into chocolate mixture.
Spoon into lined tin.
Put the tin on a baking sheet , then in the oven.
Bake for 1 hour covering with a piece of foil or baking parchment halfway through to stop the top burning.
Cool in the tin.
Ingredients
orange, caster sugar, dark chocolate, ground almonds, eggs, baking powder