I’ve have been making the whole orange cake in a dozen iterations since raineyramone posted it on Chowhound. It’s a N.Z. recipe that was on a website that kids would enjoy making, iirc.
It’s a different consistency than a Santiago cake, a little more rustic.
And since I’ve made a third , I’m sure you could make a sixth.
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Yes, I think the other one was called Tehama’s orange cake iirc.
Oh yeah — here it is
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https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/orange-blender-cake/ddbrvnlf
This was the original recipe, there are variations from NZ with two eggs which is what I use. I reduce the sugar and use a lesser amount of evoo rather than butter. It has a slightly finer crumb.
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Yes I remember @RainyRamone sharing this one.
One of these days I want to try making one of these after cooking the whole orange, to see if it mellows the pith bitterness I could detect when I made it as written (like a whole meyer lemon jam I tried during the pandemic). Maybe clementines would have a lower ratio of pith / bitterness.
I think that accounts for the large amount of sugar, I use thin skinned oranges most frequently. Today was a mandarin and a Meyer lemon. There is a higher proportion off oranges in the Nordic Ware cake than in the blender cake version. I use 200g orange for the blender version , the Nordic Ware has 400g. With a greater amount of AP and almond flour.
ETA…I remove the center pith section that runs done the mandarin and the Meyer.
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The Loopy Whisk blog has a lot of recipes that are both gluten-free and vegan, if you’re looking for ideas in the future.
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I’m sure it will turn out well, neither vegan nor gluten free prevent deliciousness.
Possibly my favorite ccc (and my most frequently made one at any rate) is vegan, and I’ve made it gluten free as often as not.
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Re cooked citrus…I make a Rachel Roddy marmalade cake but substitute the lemon jam for marmalade. It’s my favorite quickie cake, never disappoints.
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Similar to this?
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Yes, that it. I tried to post the link but the previous link kept coming up instead.
Last week, DH and I hit the outlets and impulse-bought a Le Creuset mini loaf pan for about 40% off. We figured this would work like a cupcake pan, but more fun?
DS wanted marble cake, so we used this birthday cake recipe and made half the batter chocolate by adding 2T cocoa and 2T whole milk. His marbling skills need some practice (this was one of mine) but they were pretty tasty. Baked 20min and probably could have pulled out at 18.5 min.
In case anyone else is considering buying this pan: next time I’d use a recipe intended for a 9” pan. We felt a little short - our recipe was intended for two 6” rounds (or one 8”).
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Always good to know! Thank you…
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It’s that time of year when I look at last year’s preserves and think “oh man, that’s a lot”. I still have about 30 jars to use up. This Jessie Sheehan recipe is great: uses up 2 cups of jam! https://www.thespruceeats.com/one-bowl-oatmeal-jam-bars-4843487 Also very quick and easy. This time I used one jar of red and black currant and one of “four red fruit”. Some of it to work tomorrow, the rest in the freezer for emergencies
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I’ve got SO much marmalade lying around, this could definitely be useful.
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I’d wager that you can reduce sugar and increase marmalade by a good bit.
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Having made this cake innumerable times, May I recommend that you consider making it as written the first time you try it? I’ve only used smooth jams, not marmalades, but thin cut marmalade would probably be a better choice. The cake is very fine textured. I more frequently make it in a Bundt shape but I’ve also made a loaf shape. It’s pretty perfect as is!
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Pistachio version of the Sicilian Orange Almond cake…used thin skinned clementines (@Saregama )instead of the mandarin/lemon combination. This was 2/3 of the recipe, there was a little extra batter that I used in a six inch mold. Loved this with pistachio flour, both nuts are enjoyable…but pistachios are my fave!
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In the “family bakes” category, I give you banana cake with dark and semisweet chocolate, pistachios, and cardamom. I subbed oil for melted butter (lazy and keeps better), cardamom for the cinnamon, and added 1/2 c chopped pistachios to the top. Baked in a long loaf pan (took about 40 min). It’s moist and delicious. Suuuuper easy to whip up.
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Looks great! Where do you get those bright green pistachios? All I get are dark green ones, some bordering on shriveled.
