A clementine cake as well as citrus curd



I've never been an adventurous person. I'm in all probability the to the lowest degree adventurous individual in that location is.
Now , don't larn me incorrect , I honey travelling , seeing novel places in addition to coming together novel people.
But , I would never e'er inward my life consider heaven diving , bungee jumping , or fifty-fifty going on a roller coaster (I did that in 1 lawsuit , when I was similar 13-14 or something.. trust me when I tell you lot wouldn't wishing to live the individual sitting adjacent to me). I also experience terrible displace sickness , something which I tin fifty-fifty experience when watching TV. I abhor flight too. The twenty-four hr menstruum earlier flight to Mallorca concluding twelvemonth , Christian rented the painting demonstrate "Flight". Yeah , non such a practiced idea.



 


Speaking of movies , in addition to adventures , concluding weekend nosotros went to regard The hugger-mugger life of Walter Mitty. I can't fifty-fifty commence to tell you lot how much I loved this movie. It definitely encouraged me to live a fiddling flake to a greater extent than adventurous. I left the painting demonstrate home feeling refreshed in addition to inspired. And the soundtrack! I specially honey Dirty Paws past times Of monsters in addition to men which is the vocal from my favorite scene.
It definitely inspired me to bake this clementine cake.. which has a funny agency of coming dorsum throughout the whole movie. So , fifty-fifty if you lot don't wishing to become regard the painting demonstrate (which I intend you lot should) , at to the lowest degree bake this cake. It's in all probability 1 of the moistest cakes I've e'er tasted. Delicious! 















Clementine cake
Recipe adapted from Nigella Lawson , via Smitten Kitchen

Notes on this recipe:
- This recipe is gluten costless in addition to dairy costless (if you lot "butter" your pan amongst margarine)
- I baked this cake inward a regular cake pan (not a outpouring marking pan) in addition to it worked perfectly fine , only live rattling careful when removing the cake from the pan equally it is rattling soft in addition to breaks easily. I used a circular cake board (a apartment plate industrial plant too) only slightly smaller than the pan to position on top of the cake , held my mitt on it , in addition to thence turned the cake pan upside down. Voila! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 rattling slow agency to withdraw the cake without it breaking.
-This cake is only fine on it's ain , it actually is super moist in addition to delicious , but to come inward similar the 1 inward The hugger-mugger life of Walter Mitty I knew I had to brand icing in addition to candied clementines to position on top. 


Ingredients
Clementine cake
three to v clementines (depending on size , virtually 360-375 grams)
half dozen eggs
1 loving cup addition 2 tablespoons (225 grams) sugar
2 1/3 cups (250 grams) dry reason almonds
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder

Candied clementines
2-3 clementines
1 3/4 cups granulated saccharide (375 g)
1 loving cup H2O

Clementine icing
1 1/2 loving cup powdered sugar
1-2 clementines , juice


Directions
Clementine cake

1. Put the clementines inward a pot amongst mutual coldness H2O to encompass , convey to the boil , in addition to laid upward for 2 hours. Drain in addition to , when cool , cutting each clementine inward one-half in addition to withdraw the seeds. Then finely chop the skins , core , in addition to fruit (yes , the whole fruit) inward the processor (or past times mitt , of course).

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190°C).

3. Butter in addition to business an 8-inch springform pan amongst parchment paper.

4. Beat the eggs. Add the saccharide , almonds , in addition to baking powder. Mix good , adding the chopped clementines.

5. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan in addition to bake for 40-60 minutes (start checking afterward 35-40 minutes) inward the lower business office of the oven. If the top starts burning , encompass cake amongst foil. Check amongst a skewer to brand certain the cake is done.
6. Remove from the oven in addition to larn out to cool , inward the pan on a rack. When the cake is mutual coldness , you lot tin cause got it out of the pan. 


Candied clementines
1. Slice clementines thinly. Bring granulated saccharide in addition to H2O to a boil inward a saucepan. Add clementine slices in addition to allow simmer until slices are soft , virtually 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack or a spell of baking paper.

Clementine icing
1. Sift the powdered saccharide into a bowl. Add virtually 2 tablespoons of clementine juice in addition to mix to a polish paste. Add to a greater extent than juice equally necessary , until you lot achieve desired consistency.

2. Pour the icing over the cake in addition to spread lightly amongst a spoon. Top amongst candied clementines.



Citrus curd
Yields ~ 2 cups

Notes on this recipe:
- This recie tin easily live halved for a smaller amount.
- Total amount of citrus juice used for this recipe should live virtually 200 ml (3/4 loving cup addition 2 tablespoons)
- When zesting citrus fruits , yell upward to non role the amongst core equally it's bitter. 
- Use organic fruits if you lot tin , in addition to brand certain to launder them thouroghly earlier using. 
- It's best to juice citrus at room temperature equally they give away to a greater extent than juice that way.
- Keeps for 3-4 days inward the fridge if stored inward an air tight container. 

- Freezes well! 
- To brand lemon curd instead , role a full amount of 4 lemons.
- Use equally filling inward cakes , cupcakes , tarts. Mix amongst whipped cream or vanilla H2O ice cream. Serve amongst scones... or only consume it amongst a spoon. 

 
Ingredients
1 orangish , zest in addition to juice
1 lemon , zest in addition to juice
1 clementine , zest in addition to juice
2 lime fruits , zest in addition to juice
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
100 g butter / a scant stick of butter , cutting inward pieces

Directions
1. Put zest , juice , granulated saccharide in addition to eggs inward a oestrus proof bowl on top of a sauce pan amongst simmering H2O (or a double boiler). You can brand the curd straight inward a saucepan likewise but maintain inward heed that it curdles a lot easier.

2. Either agency , whisk constantly in addition to maintain to laid upward until mixture thickens (it should live quite thick , but yell upward that it volition thicken farther when chilled).

3. Remove from oestrus in addition to add together the butter. Stir until butter has melted.

4. Strain over a bowl amongst a fine mesh sieve. Cover amongst plastic twine straight onto the surface of the curd to preclude a peel from forming. Chill for at to the lowest degree 4 hr or preferably overnight.




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