Fast, simple, light, delicious dessert. There is no flour so is it a cake at all? No matter, the fusion of walnut and orange flavours is very Mediterranean. Make sure the nuts are fresh as they have a tendency to spoil with age.
It's a very thin cake - about 2cm
Serves 4-6
- 200 g walnuts
- 3 large eggs
- 200g caster sugar
- grated zest of 2 medium oranges
- icing sugar for dusting
- Preheat oven to 200C. Grease a 24cm round non-stick cake or tart tin with a removable base with butter or oil .
- Grind walnuts in a food processor - not too finely
- Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and thickened. Add the orange zest and fold in the walnuts until well mixed.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake until firm to the touch. Claudia says about 40 mins but more like 20 mins in my experience
- Leave to cool before removing from the tin. Dust with icing sugar before serving
