Description
A moist and flavorful Mediterranean dessert made with ground almonds, orange, and cinnamon, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g (2 cups) ground almonds
- 100g (¾ cup) all-purpose flour or almond flour
- 5g (1 teaspoon) baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 150g (¾ cup) granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 120ml (½ cup) olive oil
- 120ml (½ cup) freshly squeezed orange juice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 5ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
- 150g (¾ cup) granulated sugar (for the syrup)
- 120ml (½ cup) water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5ml (1 teaspoon) lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Mix the ground almonds, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat the sugar, eggs, and olive oil in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in the orange juice, zest, and vanilla extract.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet mixture, folding gently until just mixed.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Prepare the syrup by heating sugar, water, cinnamon stick, and lemon juice until dissolved.
- Soak the cooled cake with warm syrup.
- Serve with powdered sugar or slivered almonds once cooled.
Notes
This cake is naturally gluten-free when made with almond flour. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 80mg