Clementine - Almond Cake

 

I had a glut of clementines that were slowly over-ripening because I could not walk by a box of this fruit at Costco. The grandkids love clementines but there is only so much a family can eat before the fruit takes on a life of its own.

Fortunately the internet was spamming me with images of clementine cakes that spoke seductively to me! In the end I decided on a recipe by Nigella Lawson that was simple, gluten free and and made with almond flour, or ground almonds.

When baked, I let it cool completely and dusted a little icing sugar over the top to dress it up a bit.

Ingredients

1 pound of seedless clementines (with skin), I used 8 ( See note if your fruit is seeded)

6 eggs

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

2 1/3 cup ground almonds

1 heaping teaspoon Baking Powder

Procedure

The night before I planned to bake the cake I boiled the clementines and let them cool overnight. I covered the fruit with cold water, and brought it to a boil. When the water came to a full boil, I lowered the heat so that the fruit simmered on a gentle boil for 2 hours.  After 2 hours I drained the water and left the fruit in the pan to cool.

The next day 

Grease a lined spring form pan.

Preheat the oven to 375 F

Note: If the fruit has seeds, cut in half and remove all seeds before chopping

I chopped the fruit in a fruit processor. This can be done by hand. Set aside.

Crack the eggs into a big bowl. Beat the eggs. Add the sugar, almond flour and baking powder. Mix till incorporated and smooth.

Finally add the chopped fruit and mix well. 

Pour into the prepared pan

Bake for 1 hour. Cover with foil after 40 minutes to prevent burning. Insert a tooth pick in the middle to see if cake is done. The toothpick should come out clean.

Note: I had to bake the cake for 1 hour and 15 minutes before the toothpick came out clean.

Remove from oven and let cool overnight. I ran a sharp knife around the edges of the pan when I took the cake out of the oven.

the approximate nutrition value based on 8 slices is shown below. This serving could easily be halved for less calories.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Serving — 150g

Amount Per Serving
Calories	375.2
% Daily Value*
Total Fat	20 g	26 %
Saturated Fat	2.3 g	12 %
Trans Fat	0 g
Cholesterol	123.1 mg	41 %
Sodium	42.1 mg	2 %
Total Carbohydrate	40.6 g	15 %
Dietary Fiber	4 g	14 %
Total Sugars	35.7 g
Added Sugars	28.1 g	56 %
Protein	13.2 g
Vitamin D	0.7 mcg	4 %
Calcium	109.5 mg	8 %
Iron	1.5 mg	9 %
Potassium	360.1 mg	8 %