Mandarin and almond syrup cake with cardamom cream recipe

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Make the most of seasonal mandarins in this Middle Eastern style cake topped with thick spiced cream.

Preparation Time25 minutes
Cooking Time 85 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

1 x 300ml ctn double cream
1 tbs icing sugar mixture (see note)
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
3 (about 360g) mandarins, unpeeled
Melted butter, to grease
6 eggs
200g (2 cups) almond meal
215g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder ( see note)
1 tsp vanilla essence
100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar, extra
60ml (1/4 cup) fresh mandarin juice
60ml (1/4 cup) water
Ground cardamom, extra, to serve

Method

Combine the cream, icing sugar and cardamom in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.

Place mandarins in a saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over high heat. Drain. Repeat 2 more times. Set aside to cool. Quarter, leaving peel intact. Remove and discard any seeds.

Preheat oven to 160°C. Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to grease. Line the base and side with non-stick baking paper.

Place the mandarin in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. With the motor running, add the eggs, 1 at a time, until combined. Add the almond meal, caster sugar, baking powder and vanilla. Process until just combined. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Meanwhile, combine the extra sugar, mandarin juice and water in a small saucepan over low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the syrup thickens slightly.

Pour three-quarters of the hot syrup over the cake. Set aside for 20 minutes to cool slightly. Transfer to a serving plate. Cut the cake into slices. Divide among serving plates and drizzle over the remaining syrup. Top with a dollop of the cream mixture and sprinkle with extra cardamom to serve.

Notes

Cook's tip: Make sure you boil and drain the mandarins 3 times in step 2 – this process reduces the bitterness of the peel.

If you want this recipe to be gluten free, use gluten-free icing sugar mixture and baking powder.

Source
Good Taste - August 2009, Page 93
Recipe by Emma Braz   

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