Dessert for 10

Orange Almond Cake

Name: Orange Almond Cake
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 225 g vegetable oil plus extra for the tin; 225 g caster sugar; 2 eggs; 3 oranges zested; 240 ml whole milk; 225 g plain flour; 85 g ground almonds; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 65 g blanched almonds roughly chopped; 50 g flaked almonds; 2 tbsp orange marmalade; 2 tbsp mixed peel; 1 tbsp icing sugar to dust; 250 g mascarpone; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1 tbsp orange liqueur; 300 ml double cream

$6.80for 470 minServes 10

Orange-scented almond cake bakes with chopped nuts and marmalade, then gets topped with mascarpone whipped cream.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Oranges, 1.15 lb$1.49/lb typical	1.15 lb	$1.68Typical price
	Milk, 8.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.34Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 7 oz$0.70/oz typical	7 oz	$4.94Typical price
	Jelly, 1.5 oz$0.16/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.22Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 0.75 oz$0.45/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.28Typical price
	Mascarpone, 8.75 oz$0.45/oz typical	8.75 oz	$3.97Typical price
	Heavy cream, 11 oz$0.22/oz typical	11 oz	$2.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.99

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.70 per serving$6.80 for 4

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Ingredients

225 g vegetable oil plus extra for the tin
225 g caster sugar
2 eggs
3 oranges zested
240 ml whole milk
225 g plain flour
85 g ground almonds
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
65 g blanched almonds roughly chopped
50 g flaked almonds
2 tbsp orange marmalade
2 tbsp mixed peel
1 tbsp icing sugar to dust
250 g mascarpone
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 tbsp orange liqueur
300 ml double cream

Steps

Heat the oven to 350°F and oil a 9-inch cake tin.
Whisk the oil, caster sugar, eggs, orange zest, and milk in a large bowl.
Stir in the flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, chopped almonds, and mixed peel.
Spread the batter in the tin, spoon the marmalade over it, and sprinkle on the flaked almonds.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean, then cool for 15 minutes.
Whip the mascarpone, cream, icing sugar, and orange liqueur until thick, spread it over the cooled cake, and dust with icing sugar.

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