Orange Semolina Cake Recipe
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
For Syrup:
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon orange blossom water
3/4 cup water
For Cake:
2 navel oranges, scrubbed
3/4 cup olive oil
5 large eggs
2 cups semolina
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup almonds, chopped
1/2 sliced almonds
Directions
Fill a medium pot halfway with water. Add oranges and boil until softened, about one hour. Drain and let cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9 1/2 inch cake pan.
In a small saucepan, combine sugar, lemon juice, orange blossom water, and water. Bring heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Let mixture come to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 6 minutes. Let cool.
Quarter oranges and remove the seeds but not the skin. Place oranges in a food processor and pulse until you have a smooth pulp. In a large bowl, combine orange pulp, oil, sugar, and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. In a small bowl, whisk together semolina, baking powder, and almonds. Stir dry ingredients into orange mixture. Pour batter into pan and garnish top with slivered almonds. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cake for ten minutes then pour syrup over the top.