Orange Almond Semolina Cake

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The cake was super moist and soft. The sweetness was mild and just nice for me. A great recipe idea for Deepavali. Simple to prepare and a keeper. 




I used a 7x7 inch pan

2 oranges (for zest and juice)
150ml fresh orange juice
160g fine semolina or semolina flour
100g plain flour
30g almond flour
2 tsp baking powder
226g salted butter (I used Anchor)
180g castor sugar
4 medium-size eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 orange zest

Cake top:
40g almond flakes

Instructions:

1. Grate and squeeze the orange zest and juice respectively. Set aside.

2. Soak the semolina flour in fresh orange juice and let it rest for about 30min or while you are preparing the other ingredients.

3. Sift all the dry ingredients: plain flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt.

4. In a large bowl, add butter (softened) and sugar. Mix them until creamy, fluffy and pale.

5. Add the eggs, one at a time. Mix until combined.

6. Add in the soaked semolina flour. It’s normal that the semolina and orange mixture is thick. Using an electric mixer. Mix until combined.

7. Add the sifted dry ingredients in 2 batches, alternate with the 1 tbsp of orange juice. Use a spatula to fold in the dry ingredients, as we do not want to over mix.

8. Transfer the batter to a 7x7-inch prepared pan, greased and lined with parchment paper.

9. Use an offset spatula to spread the surface evenly.

10. Spread and sprinkle the almond flakes covering the top of the cake.

11. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/355°F for about 50-55min or until the inserted skewer comes out clean.

12. Let the cake cool completely before cutting and serving.


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