Ingredients for Orange Almond Torte:
Ground almonds 1 cup
Unsalted butter ½ cup
Sugar ¾ cup
Eggs (separated) 2
Egg 1
Orange juice 2 tbsp
Almond essence 1 tsp
Flour ½ cup
Orange zest 1 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
For Almond Orange Glaze:
Icing sugar 1 cup
Orange juice 2 tbsp
Almond essence ½ tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Method:
Cream butter and add sugar.
Add in egg.
Add in the 2 egg yolks.
Add orange juice, almond essence, ground almonds, flour, salt and zest. Beat egg whites separately and gently fold in.
Pour batter in a greased and lined 9”spring-form pan.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 25 minutes or until cake is golden and a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean.
Let cool in tin and then remove from tin.
Cool completely on a wire rack pour the glaze on top and let set.
Serve in wedges.
For the Almond Orange Glaze:
Mix icing sugar, add in orange juice, almond essence and salt.
Set aside.
Orange Almond Torte by Zarnak Sidhwa
Zarnak's wardrobe for this episode was sponsored by Ateeqa's Couture.
