Description
This is my family’s favorite cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup semolina flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups butter
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 10 eggs, separated
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons brandy (Optional)
- ⅔ cup almonds, coarsely chopped
- ⅔ cup almonds, finely chopped
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- 1 tablespoon brandy (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan. Sift together the flour
- semolina flour
- and baking powder. Set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time
- beating well after each addition
- until incorporated. Stir in the orange juice
- orange zest
- vanilla extract
- and brandy.
- Beat the egg whites in a clean
- dry bowl until medium peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the butter-sugar-egg yolk mixture until combined. Gently stir in 1/3 of the flour mixture. Continue adding the remaining egg whites alternately with the flour
- folding in until just combined.
- Stir in the coarsely chopped and finely chopped almonds. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
- about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with the tablespoon of brandy
- if desired. Allow to cool completely before serving.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 12