Best Fruit Filled Clementine Cake Recipes

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CLEMENTINE CAKE



Clementine Cake image

This dessert, loosely based on a Sephardic orange cake, uses whole clementines, peels and all, for a flavor rich in citrus. The cooking time may seem long, but much of it doesn't require much attention from the baker. And the first step, reducing the fruit, may be done ahead of time.

Provided by John Willoughby

Categories     dessert

Time 3h45m

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 medium clementines (about 375 grams)
Spray cooking oil
6 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups almond flour or very finely ground blanched almonds
2 teaspoons baking powder
Powdered sugar, chocolate glaze or candied clementines, for garnish

Steps:

  • Place whole unpeeled clementines in a large pot, cover with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer gently for 2 hours, adding more water as needed. Remove clementines with a slotted spoon and, once cool enough to handle, halve and remove any seeds or other hard bits. Purée in a food processor or blender and set aside. (May be done up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated.)
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking oil, line bottom with parchment paper and spray paper with oil.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the eggs together with the sugar, salt and clementine purée. Add the almond flour and baking powder and stir until just combined.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake until edges are golden brown and starting to pull away from sides of pan, about 1 hour. Transfer to wire rack set over baking sheet. After 10 minutes, run a knife around edge of pan to loosen cake; remove cake from pan. Peel off parchment paper and return cake to wire rack to cool completely. Decorate with dusting of powdered sugar, or with chocolate glaze and/or candied clementines.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 279, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 261 milligrams, Sugar 23 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CLEMENTINE CAKE



Clementine Cake image

Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h50m

Yield 1 (8-inch) cake

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 to 5 clementines (about 1 pound total weight)
6 eggs
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 1/3 cups ground almonds
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder

Steps:

  • Put the clementines in a pot with cold water to cover, bring to the boil, and cook for 2 hours. Drain and, when cool, cut each clementine in half and remove the seeds. Then finely chop the skins, pith, and fruit in the processor (or by hand, of course).
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Butter and line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
  • Beat the eggs. Add the sugar, almonds, and baking powder. Mix well, adding the chopped clementines. I don't like using the processor for this, and frankly, you can't balk at a little light stirring.
  • Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, when a skewer will come out clean; you'll probably have to cover the cake with foil after about 40 minutes to stop the top from burning. Remove from the oven and leave to cool, in the pan on a rack. When the cake is cold, you can take it out of the pan. I think this is better a day after it's made, but I don't complain about eating it anytime.
  • I've also made this with an equal weight of oranges and lemons, in which case I increase the sugar to 1 1/4 cups and slightly Anglicize it, too, by adding a glaze made of confectioners' sugar mixed to a paste with lemon juice and a little water.

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