Almond Flour Orange Cake with Vanilla-Orange Frosting

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INGREDIENTS

– blanched almond flour – sugar – oranges – eggs – butter Full Ingredients

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Prepare Almond flour mixture: In a food processor fitted with a steel blade combine the almond flour and ½ cup sugar and pulse a few times to combine.

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Add orange zest and process for an additional 30 seconds to combine. Separate the egg yolks and whites into two large mixing bowls.

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Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites, then at very high speed, using a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until they form stiff, glossy peaks. Set aside.

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In the mixing bowl with the egg yolks add the remaining half cup of sugar and the kosher salt. Then using the paddle attachment beat on high speed until thick and almost doubled in size about 1 - 2 minutes.

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Stir in the almond mixture. Take a large spoonful of the beaten egg whites and mix into the yolk mixture and then gently fold in the remaining whites until the mixture is no longer streaky.

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