Mandarin Cake Donna Hay Food

MANDARIN CAKE # 2

Steps:

• Put the mandarins in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 hours, adding water when necessary to keep the mandarins covered at all times.(Microwave option as a foot note)
• Preheat the oven to 160°C.
• Drain the mandarins and cool them to room temperature. Once cooled, split them open with your hands and remove any seeds. Puree the mandarins, including the skins, in a food processor. Add the sugar and eggs and mix together until combined. Add the ground almonds to the mandarin purée and stir thoroughly.
• Pour the mixture into a well-greased 24cm (9 inch) springform cake tin and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until the cake looks set in the middle, springs back when touched and comes away from the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin.
• While the cake is cooling, put the extra sugar in a saucepan with 60 ml (1/4 cup) of water over a low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the orange zest and boil the mixture until it just starts to caramelise. Lift the zest out with a fork and cool it on a plate.
• Serve the cake with caramelised citrus zest and a sprinkling of icing sugar.
• FOOT NOTE: Option for microwave method for mandarin's ~ Cut the mandarins in half lenghtways skin on. Remove pips and place cut side up in a microwave dish and add 3/4 cup water. Cover and microwave on high 15 minutes & drain.

MANDARIN CAKE

Steps:

• Place mandarins in a saucepan, cover with water and boil for 1 hour.
• Leave to cool.
• On a plate, cut mandarins open, remove pips and place pulp and skins into blender.
• Process until smooth.
• There should be just over a cup of pulp.
• Beat eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy.
• Add mandarin pulp, almonds and baking powder.
• Mix well, and pour into a greased and floured 8 inch cake pan.
• Bake at 375°F for 1 hour.
• Cake will fall slightly in center.

MANDARIN ORANGE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil and mandarin oranges with juice. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• To make the topping: In a large bowl, beat together whipped topping, pineapple with juice and dry pudding mix until blended. Spread on cake.