Mediterranean Truffled Orange , Olive Oil and Almond Cake
Ingridients
2 eggs |
1 cup sugar |
1/2 cup olive oil |
3/4 cup milk |
1-1/4 cup flour |
1/4 teaspoon baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest |
2 tablespoons orange marmalade |
1/2 cup almond silvers |
1 ounce truffle |
Method
Mix together wet ingredients, plus sugar, zest and a grating of truffle. Add dry ingredients (reserving the marmalade and almond slivers), and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes or until done. When unmo-Ided, melt the marmalade, add another grating of truffle, and spread over the cake. Toast the almonds briefly in a dry skillet or on a sheet pan in the oven and distribute on top of the cake. Decorate with a day lily (if confecting in summer) artfully tucked in the center, or surround with the petals and a few slivers of truffle for gourmandise.