Orange Almond Cake, Serve with Creme Anglaise
Ingredients
4 organic oranges
500 g almonds
12 eggs ( 600 gr)
500 g sugar
2 tsk baking powder
Wash oranges and gently boil them in water for 1 1/2 hours, until they are very soft.
Creme Anglaise
235 ml light cream
75 g white sugar, divided in half
1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
4 egg yolks
30 g butter
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine half-and-half, 1/2 of the sugar and vanilla bean.
In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks and remaining 1/2 of the sugar until smooth.
When cream mixture comes just to a boil, remove from heat and remove vanilla bean.
Whisk a small amount of hot cream into the egg yolk mixture, then pour egg yolk mixture into remaining hot cream and whisk until smooth. Return to medium heat and cook, stirring, until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon.
Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Serve warm or cold.
I newer use the creame anglais.... I just serve as is ... and sometimes I ad chocolate to the cake.
Enjoy!