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Spirit of the Mistress: Orange Cake and Rotten Orange Fights


By Maman and Gourmand (Visit website)



I have decided which flavor I a doing for Iron Cupcake. Orange Cremesicle. With that all I can think of is orange. Which brings me to fresh oranges. Not the kind in the supermarket but the kind you pick off the tree. Ripened on the tree oranges are the best! I think the best and cheapest kitchen gadget was invented by the Popeil Brother in the 50's. It was called the Citrex Juice Extractor. I had one of these things (in the 90's). You twist this hard plastic straw with through the orange and then take out the skin. Then you poke it back through the orange. It works best if you roll the orange first to get the juice flowing. Since we had a orange tree in the back this was great. Although I have to say there are not too many nastier smells than a bunch of oranges rotting in 90+ degree heat. Yeah. And who was the lucky one who got to clean up the mess? Me..that's right. I remember we had a orange fight with our neighbor's kids one time. Believe me you don't want to be hit by a green one...not the unripe one but the overly ripe on...eekkkeugggaaa. (that was me gagging). We were really going at it. Most of the time I couldn't get the oranges over the fence (what? I was a little girl) but I would be the one who was nailed all the time with the rotten ones. My brother would laugh which kind of perplexed me considering he was on my side. Then my mother in her best fish wife voice would scream..."BRIAN!...CHRISTINE! GET YOUR A**ES IN HERE NOW!!! I AM GOING TO TELL YOUR FATHER!" That being the threat to end all threats. Of course my father would be aggravated when he came home because he commuted from Tampa to Plant City in rush hour traffic (which never went faster than 1mph or less) and of course it was hotter than H. E. Double hockey sticks...it was Florida you know. The humidity was making him sweat so his few hairs on his head clump which made him look even more aggravated. Course he didn't care too much what we did but my mom after about 15 minutes made him care. Then we had to rake all the oranges up and go apologize in person to our neighbors. What fun. Any how here are some beautiful orange cakes and a picture of a Citra Sipper..which you can buy here for 99 cents. And for your baking pleasure I have a recipe for Flourless Orange Cake.
Flourless Orange Cake (as found on Allrecipes.com)

2 whole oranges with peel
6 eggs
1 pinch saffron powder (optional)
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon finely chopped candied orange peel (optional)
1 1/4 cups finely ground almonds (almond meal)

DIRECTIONS
Place the oranges in a large saucepan, and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and boil for 2 hours over medium heat. Check occasionally to make sure they do not boil dry. Allow the oranges to cool, then cut them open and remove the seeds. Process in a blender or food processor to a coarse pulp.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch round cake pan.
In a large bowl, whip eggs and sugar together using an electric mixer until thick and pale, about 10 minutes. Use a whisk attachment if available. Mix in baking powder, and saffron if using. Stir in the pureed oranges. Gently fold in almond meal, and candied orange peel if using; pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 55 minutes, or until a small knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan. Tap out onto a serving plate when cool


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