Recipe by: https://4ingredients.com.au/blogs/recipes/mandarin-almond-cake?_pos=1&_sid=d334c086f&_ss=r

Servings: 12

Cooking Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

What you need

• 3 mandarins
• 6 regular eggs
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 2 cups almond meal

Method

1. Place the whole mandarins into a saucepan.
2. Cover with water and bring to a gentle boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, careful not to let the water evaporate.
4. Cool completely before splitting open to remove the seeds.
5. Using a hand-held blender, purée.
6. Preheat oven to 160°C.
7. Line a 22cm cake tin with baking paper.
8. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar on a medium high speed for 8 minutes or until the mixture is thick, pale and tripled in volume.
9. Add the purée and almond meal and fold gently with a large metal spoon until just combined.
10. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.
11. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
12. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool.