ORANGE AND ALMOND CAKE FOR THE PALEO (Gabriel diet)

Serves:8

Prep time:20 minutes

 Cooking time:1 hour 15 minutes

 Ingredients:

2 small oranges (360g)

1 ½ cups (240g) almonds

½ cup xylitol

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:

Grease 20cm square cake tin, lining base with baking paper.

Place entire oranges in saucepan. Cover them with water and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce

heat to allow to simmer for approximately 30 minutes or until skin has softened. Remove from water and allow to cool.

Pre-heat oven to 150°C (302°F).

Blend almonds in food processor until coarsely chopped. Remove from food processor and set aside.

In food processor, place quartered oranges. Blend until smooth. With motor running at low speed add

eggs one at a time. Add almonds, xylitol and vanilla essence and continue to mix until combined.

Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake in oven for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cooked through.