Orange Almond Poppy Seed Cake Millies Recipes

EASY ORANGE AND POPPYSEED CAKE

Steps:

• Process the orange in a food processor until pureed. Add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a baking paper lined 20cm cake pan and bake at 180°C for 45-50 minutes or until golden and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake. (The cake will not rise much).
• Stand the cake for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
• For sticky oranges: Peel the rind from orange into long straight segments & finely julienne rind.
• Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar dissolves, add orange rind and bring to the boil, simmering for 10 minutes until syrupy and orange rind is translucent.
• Drizzle warm syrup over cake and decorate with sticky orange rind, serve thin slices dolloped with pure cream.

ORANGE ALMOND & POPPY SEED CAKE, MILLIE'S

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Melt butter and set aside. Zest oranges then juice and strain them. You'll need 1 tsp. zest for the cake and 1/2 tsp. for the glaze. Reserve 1/4 c. of the orange juice for the glaze also.
• In large bowl, combine white rice flour, almond flour and baking powder and stir to mix. Now add 1/2 cup orange juice, eggs, 1 tsp. orange zest, 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds, 1/2 c. buttermilk or thinned kefir, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir to mix well.
• Take a brush and brush a 10 1/2 inch spring-form pan with some of the melted butter, then sprinkle some extra rice flour onto the pan to lightly dust the bottom and sides.
• Now add the rest of the melted butter into the batter, a little at a time, stirring between additions. Beat with mixer on med. high for 1 minute. Pour into pan, smooth then bake for 40- 45 minutes or until light golden brown. (it will look like cornbread)
• Remove from oven and let set in pan 5 minutes. Release, then turn onto plate, then invert onto serving plate. (this puts the top back on top) Let cool a little.
• ~~~~~~~~ GLAZE ~~~~~~~~~ In little pot add in 1/4 cup orange. Over medium heat, reduce by half. In small bowl add powdered sugar then pour in reduced orange juice. If too thick add a tad of milk or water, or a wee bit more orange juice (if you had some left over).
• Pour glaze over cake and spread with a smooth knife. (Cake can be slightly warm.) Sprinkle the 1/2 tsp. orange zest and a little poppy seeds over the glaze to garnish. Enjoy !