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Orange and cranberry torte

Name: Orange and cranberry torte
Yield: Serves 10-12
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: Butter, for greasing; 350g ground almonds; 350g caster sugar; 3 tsp ground cinnamon; 3 tsp baking powder (gluten-free if you need it to be); 8 large free-range eggs, lightly beaten; 400ml sunflower oil; Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; Finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges; 200g dried cranberries, plus extra to decorate; 3 cloves

Published: 30 Nov 08
Updated: 26 May 25

This is a deliciously moist, gluten-free torte recipe, which you can make the day before to enjoy the full flavour of the spicy syrup.

Looking for something more traditional for Christmas Day? Try our gluten-free Christmas pudding recipe.

Easy
December 2008

Test kitchen approved

Serves 10-12
Takes 20 min to make, 50 min - 1 hour to cook, plus cooling

This is a deliciously moist, gluten-free torte recipe, which you can make the day before to enjoy the full flavour of the spicy syrup.

Looking for something more traditional for Christmas Day? Try our gluten-free Christmas pudding recipe.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 707kcals
Fat: 55g (6.7g saturated)
Protein: 14.6g
Carbohydrates: 41.7g (38.4g sugar)
Salt: 0.6g

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Ingredients

Butter, for greasing
350g ground almonds
350g caster sugar
3 tsp ground cinnamon
3 tsp baking powder (gluten-free if you need it to be)
8 large free-range eggs, lightly beaten
400ml sunflower oil
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
Finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges
200g dried cranberries, plus extra to decorate
3 cloves

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°c/fan160°c/gas 4. Grease and line a 23cm springform cake tin. In a bowl, combine the ground almonds, 300g of the caster sugar, 2 tsp of the cinnamon and the baking powder. Make a well in the centre and add the eggs and sunflower oil, mixing together. Mix in the citrus zests and dried cranberries.
Spoon into the cake tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour or until a fine skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Meanwhile, gently heat the citrus juices in a pan with the remaining sugar, cloves and remaining cinnamon until the sugar dissolves, then increase the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.

Remove the cake from the oven and pierce a few times with a skewer. Drizzle over the citrus syrup and leave for 1 hour to soak in. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and decorate with extra dried cranberries. Serve with pouring cream.