Orange Almond Semolina Cake

ORANGE ALMOND SEMOLINA CAKE

| ULTIMATE MOIST RECIPE

Orange Semolina Cake – It’s like some butter cake but different texture. It has a chewy feeling. It’s super moist, soft and fluffy. The aroma of the citrus orange flavour really bring out the flavour of the cake, well balanced with the heavy butter taste. If you have tried my ultimate butter recipe, you have to try this. Steps are almost the same as butter cake, but only thing you need to know something about semolina flour and I will show you how to deal with it in this video. I hope you’re inspired to make this ultimate cake recipe. Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

I am using 7x7-inch pan

2 oranges (for zest and juice)

150ml (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp) orange juice

160g (1 cup) fine semolina flour

100g (3/4 cup) plain flour

30g (1/4 cup) almond flour/meal

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

226g (1 cup) unsalted butter

180g (3/4 cup + 2 tbsp) fine sugar

4 eggs

2 orange zest

1 tbsp orange juice

Cake top:

40g (1/2 cup) almond flakes

Instructions:

Grate and squeeze the orange zest and juice respectively. Set aside.
Soak the semolina flour and let it rest for about 30min or while you are preparing the other ingredients.
Sift all the dry ingredients: plain flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, add butter (softened) and sugar. Mix them until creamy, fluffy and pale.
Add the eggs, one at a time. Mix until combined.
Add in the soaked semolina flour. It’s normal that the semolina and orange mixture is thick. Using an electric mixer. Mix until combined.
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.
Transfer the batter to a 7x7-inch prepared pan, greased and lined with parchment paper.
Use an offset spatula to spread the surface evenly.
Spread and sprinkle the almond flakes covering the top of the cake.
Bake in preheated oven at 180°C/355°F for about 50-55min or until the inserted skewer comes out clean.
Let the cake cool completely before cutting and serving.