Orange & Almond Cake 

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Hi Gardengalsu, I had to look again. It seems that I quite enjoyed the cake. LOL.

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Hi, thanks very much for telling me. I am very pleased that everyone enjoys it so much.

Hi Eva, that's great. I am glad you enjoy it so much.

Hi Nalini G Sankar, oh yes I definitely enjoyed this cake. I could have eaten it all, but was good enough to share it. I am glad you are enjoying my videos.

Hi Fjord Hellas. I love cinnamon, so maybe I will try that next time I make it.

Hi Jay, I saw some of those shows years ago. I wish I had his talent. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

@@geoffsbakingblog You do have the talent with Cakes and we love you for that the same way we loved Bob Ross! Thank you

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Hi Timothy. That's great. I am glad you enjoyed the cake.

HI Wendy. That's nice. I hope he enjoys it. The recipe was originally suggested to me by sister who lives in South Australia.

HI Susy. I am glad this brought back some memories. The recipe I used is slightly different to the Claudia Roden one, in that it uses a little less sugar and no baking powder. But I am sure the result is very similar.

CR recipe has 250 sugar 250 ground almonds but yes it does have a teaspoon baking powder. Either way Geoff, it’s a great cake thanks for the share

HI Peter, This is a lovely cake. Coincidentally I posted a video yesterday for small orange and almond cakes, based on this recipe. I hope you enjoy yours. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EX8OLfd2Kcg.html&ab_channel=GeoffCooper

Hi Debbie. That's good glad you are enjoying it.

Hi Tafwiz Kadri. You are very welcome. I am so glad that everyone enjoyed the cake. I hope you continue to enjoy the videos.

Hi Lucette Lulu. That's great. I am so glad your cake turned out well.

Hi Dr Ayona Jayadev. You are welcome. I hope your daughter didn't eat it all, and shared some with you.

😂😂😂😂 that was so cute

Hi Jacintha. That's great. I do hope you enjoy the orange and almond cake as much as I did. I look forward to hearing how the blueberry frangipane tart turns out too. I hope you hace a great Christmas as well.

@@geoffsbakingblog the orange cake was delicious!! It was like a moist flourless cake. I could not resist so I ate an entire triangular slice at 9 pm😄 I am hoping to make the frangipani for New Year. I will try to send you pictures.

@@jacinthadcruz9479 Oh that's great. I am so glad you enjoyed the cake. I hope all goes well with the blueberry frangipane one too.

Hi Akihisa Yokota, Thanks very much, I am glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Julie-Joy. This is one of my favourites. It is very refreshing, and also very easy to make.

Hi Lubov Agranov. You are most welcome. I am glad you find the explanations easy to understand.

HI Jo. I do hope both you and the birthday girl enjoy the cake as much as I did.

HI Eleanor. Yes it is very tasty indeed.

Hi Fiona, Thanks very much.

Hi Gail, that is great timing indeed. I hope you enjoy the cake. Let me know how you get on. Thanks for subscribing.

Hi Karen. If I recall I mentioned in the video that I got this recipe from my sister who lives in Australia.

Hi Gira Hong. That's great. I am glad your family enjoyed the cake.

Hi Jennifer. You are most welcome.

Hi Clemencia Sobalvarro. That is great. I am so pleased that your family enjoy the cake.

Hi Karen, that's great. I am so glad yours turned out well and that you enjoyed it.

Hi Debbie. You can always see the written recipe by clicking on the link below the video to take yo to my blog.

Very tasty in combination also.

You are very welcome. I hope you try the recipe and I am sure you will enjoy it.

Hi Brenda. That's great. I do hope you enjoy the cake as much as I did.

HI Deepa Grace. Thanks very much. I do hope you both enjoy the cake.

Hi Af Alhilali. You are welcome. I hope you enjoy the cake.

Hi M T. I am so glad you persevered and made the cake, and that you enjoy it so much. Well done.

HI Azo Kama. I hope you enjoy this cake when you make it. I think it is delicious.

Hi Dolores. You are most welcome. I am glad that the cake turned out well for you.

Hi Heytheregeorgeygirl, that's great. I hope he enjoys it.

Hi TNToncourt. That's great. I am glad you like it.

Hi Jarlath, I am keeping well thanks. I hope you are too.

Hi Teresa. To be honest I cannot remember now. But looking at the video I believe it was upside down, since the colour is not as dark as the sides.

Hi Mary A. I do hope you enjoy it.

HI there, you are most welcome. Often I worry about how sweet something might be but in this case I found it just about right. But, of course, it is all a matter of taste so less sugar will be fine too, though it might change the texture a little too.

@@geoffsbakingblog thank you for your reply. I will bear it in mind.

Hi Julie. I hope you enjoy it.

Hi Hayley. I'm glad you enjoyed the Madeira cake. The answer to your question is no. The whole orange, including the peel is used in this cake. Only any seeds are removed. Boiling the oranges beforehand softens the peel very well and it breaks down very well when processed, giving such a lot of flavour.

Yes you can certainly use a blender for the oranges, but I think I would mix everything in a large bowl, by hand. It will work very well. But I think a blender would probably be ok too.

I was just about to ask the same question! 😊

Hi Miniciks1, Thanks very much. I do hope you enjoy it.

HI Susana G Valencia. You are welcome.

Hi Peregrine. You are welcome. I am glad you have enjoyed some of the cakes.

Hi Sue. Thanks very much. I am glad that you and your friends enjoy the cake.

hi Geoff,,Thanks very much I make this cake beautiful,mylove husband like it beautiful Taste.thanks for recipes and great video easy to follow.thanks so much

Hi there. Thanks very much. I am glad that your husband enjoyed the cake when you made it for him.

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Hi Vaibhav Mittal. That's great, I am very pleased it works well for you.

Hi Henrietta, it is a lovely cake. Perfect for a lovely day like today. I am glad the squares turned out well. I had to take mine over to family this morning, before I ate them all.

Yes Geoff this was the one ii did but I don't have a food processor so I just, zested and juiced and it worked fine still orangey... I couldn't remember when you said about the whole orange that's why uhhhh what am I like.... Been bothering me all last night... Because I write the recipe down my way Haha. 💋

God bless you

Thank you.

HI Gone Guy. That's great! I am so glad you enjoyed it. I think a lemon version would be very nice. However quite how many lemons to use might pose an issue. To obtain the same volume as for the oranges would require 3 or maybe 4 lemons which might make the flavour rather too intense. However I think maybe using just two lemons would make a slightly less moist cake but with a more mellow flavour that would be very good.

Hi Ainy Qureshi, you are most welcome. I am so glad that you enjoyed it.

Hi Miranda, That's great. I am so glad that you enjoyed it.

Hi Elizabeth Anne. Thanks very much.

Hi. thanks very much. I hope you enjoy the cake when you try it.

Hi Keluarga Viehra. You are very welcome.

HI Carol. Thanks very much. It is quite an easy cake to make, and with no wastage either, so that's a bonus. I do hope you enjoy it.

Hi Catherine. I hope you do try it, I am sure you will enjoy it.

Hi Rakeebah Amaneer. Thanks very much. I am glad you like it.

Hi Maggie. You are most welcome.

Hi Oceanic Blue. From memory, and it is a couple of years ago since I ate it, there was no bitter taste at all. Just a lovely moist orange flavoured cake.

Hi Geoff. Ok I tried it today and from the recipe I made three cakes. Yes there is no bitter after taste n it's yummy. I sprinkled almond slivers on the top of the cake as a border n when done I used d orange syrup but added orange blossom water to enhance it further n finally decorated it with candied orange slices. Man that was super cool. Thank you very much for yr recipes yr patience n also for replying. Cheers Delilah of oceanicblues.

@@oceanicblues2496 My, My, My Delilah, that sounds so good. I am glad it worked out well for you.

Geoff Cooper I am Persian, we have a famous food That we make with orange peel and cranberry, rice and chicken, how we do we boil the orange peel three times until we take off the bitterness from the orange then we add sugar and some zaftan then to cranberry just add a little bit oil and mix it with orange peel to cover the rice that we already made it we already have it in beautiful plate

@@arefehshahani8197 , Hi, that sounds really delicious. I will have to try to try it for myself.

HI there, you are very welcome.

Hi Zozo Moknine. Thanks very much. You can replace the oranges with lemons, though using the same volume of lemons might make the cake very tart indeed.

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Hi Hala Seror. That's good if it works for you.

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Hi Ruth, It was delicious. Almost time to make it again I think.

Hi Planman. The cake is always. going to be very moist, due to the amount of moisture in the oranges and eggs. It will also be a dense cake as ground almonds don't bake the same as wheat flour does. However the cake should be cooked all the way through. If you think the centre seems a little undercooked you can bake for longer, and perhaps place some aluminium foil on the top with a hole cut in the middle, to allow the centre to cook through.

@@geoffsbakingblog Thank you so much for your quick and great advice. Will definitely do so. 🙏

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HI Lif Pan. That's nice. Thanks very much.

HI Philip K. This is a lovely cake so be sure to add it to your list.

@@geoffsbakingblog Absolutely! :-)

Hi Sarah, thanks very much. It really does taste so good and very easy to make.

Can we substitute the caster sugar for honey something else?

Hi. I did some searching and found that it is possible to use honey instead of sugar in baking. However there are some differences. So, for instance, this is one article that I read on the subject: Some people use it cup for cup, others prefer 1/2 cup - 2/3 cup of honey per cup of white sugar. Reduce the amount of other liquids by 1/4 cup for every cup of honey used. Lower the oven temp about 25 degrees F to prevent over-browning and add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda for each cup of honey to your batter.

Hi Nikkie, thanks very much. It is very tasty and it is also so easy to make.

Hi عواطف بن منصور , You are welcome. I am pleased that you like it.

Hi Tina, I am glad you like the cake. You are 'near' neighbours with my sister it seems.

Where does she live in as I live in blakeview Adelaide

@@tinacox9782 She lives around Port Pirie.

Hi Cindie. That''s great. I am glad you like it.

Hi Mariam Alnafoury. Thanks very much. I am glad you think so.

HI Sissie Miller. It is a really delicious cake.

Hi Megan, I am not an expert on this sort of question. However I did a little searching and found an example, on Nigella's website where it is suggested that using 125g of plain flour for each 150g of ground almonds is a workable solution.

@@geoffsbakingblog Thanks a Bunch!

Hi Samir, thanks very much.

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Hi Cook Travels, thanks very much. I am glad you are enjoying the videos. I hope you do make this cake it is well worth it as it tastes so good.

Thanks very much.

Well if you check my other videos you will see i now use two cameras, one wide and one close. Everyone loves to be a director, it seems.

HI Sonia. Ground almonds in the UK are not too expensive, but I guess they can be costly elsewhere. It would be a nice cake to make for Christmas, or at some time, when you do have some ground almonds available.

Hi SImple Thai, thanks very much.

HI Elissar. I am find thanks. Personally I wouldn't reduce the eggs in the recipe. However you could look at how to use ground flaxseed, or chickpea flour as egg substitutes. I have read that they work quite well in some instances.

@Geoff Cooper Hello back Geoff, and thank you for your reply. I normally follow your recipes and advice but this time I had to navigate. Over the years I have developed a very strong intolerance to eggs. After eliminating any them from my diet completely for many years, I could introduce them to my diet again but moderately, I.e. in cakes and cookies etc...which is why I am very concerned on the quantity of eggs in a meal or dessert. After researching , I ended up replacing 3 eggs with a mix of full fat milk and yogurt. The cake came out exquisite and I am very glad to be stubborn and try making it in a way that I can handle. Thanks again for all your efforts and the delicious recipes you share with us. Cheers, Eli

@@elissarlinder8751 HI Elissar. That's great. I am glad your substitutions worked well in the cake. It is difficult, when you are intolerant to certain ingredients to always get good results. Well done.

I haven't tried to use icing sugar instead of caster or granulated sugar, so I don't know what the effect would be.

Yes it is the entire orange, except for seeds. Thanks very much.

Why with the skin n pulp sir

Hi Mon Saha, no the cake does not taste bitter. I found it sweet and delicious.

@@geoffsbakingblog thank you for the reply... I'll try the recipe...

I didn't find my cake bitter even though I only boiled the oranges once. The cake is very moist but, as you say, is also delicious.

You are most welcome.

It doesn't need any additional flavours. The orange flavour comes through perfectly.

Hi Angelina. Thanks very much.