Flourless Orange And Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 orange (whole)
• 125 g caster sugar
• 200 g dark chocolate, melted
• 100 g ground almonds
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 put the orange in a microwave safe bowl.
• 2 add 250ml water, cover with clingfilm and microwave on high for 20 minutes, turning halfway through (or simmer for 1 hour in a small saucepan).
• 3 leave to cool, still covered.
• 4 heat oven to 180°c.
• 5 line a 20cm round springform tin with baking parchment.
• 6 cut the orange in half and remove pips.
• 7 put in a food processor with 5 tbsp of orange liquid left in the bowl and blitz to a smooth puree.
• 8 add the sugar, melted chocolate, egg yolks and baking powder and whiz again to mix thoroughly.
• 9 tip into a large bowl.
• 10 beat the egg whites until stiff, but not dry and fold into chocolate mixture.
• 11 spoon into lined tin.
• 12 put the tin on a baking sheet, then in the oven.
• 13 bake for 1 hour covering with a piece of foil or baking parchment halfway through to stop the top burning.
• 14 cool in the tin.