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Chocolat blanc

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Spiced Orange Almond Cake

So... We fucked up this one. The cake tastes delicious with its round, nutty flavor and hint of fresh orange, but in an attempt to be fantabulastically artistic, we messed up the icing.

So as long as you don't get creative with the icing and just stick to the recipe (or perhaps your own favorite icing), you'll be fine. Just stay away from food coloring. (Except for green. Green is not a creative color. Go ahead and knock yourself out with green.)   

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THE NON-CREATIVE CAKE PART

125 ml orange juice 1 tbsp orange zest 130 g sugar 180 g all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tps powdered ginger 1/2 tps powdered nutmeg 1/4 tps cinnamon 175 g almond meal 2 eggs 60 g butter

NOT-MESSED-UP ICING

140 g icing sugar 2 tbsp orange juice

We used a 30x12 cm loaf pan. Double up the recipe for a 22 cm round cake pan.

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LET'S GET CREATIVE DO THIS!

1. Stir together sifted flour, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a bowl. Keep aside.

2. Beat the eggs and sugar until light and creamy with a hand mixer.

3. Fold in the flour mixture, almond meal, orange juice and zest, and melted butter until just combined and smooth.

4. Lightly grease the cake pan and add in the mixture.

5. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Edges should turn golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake should come out clean.

6. Let it rest for 15 minutes in the pan and then turn out the cake on a wire rack and let it cool completely.

7. Once cooled, mix together icing sugar and orange juice to make the glaze, pour it over the cake and serve.