Clementine Cake with Chocolate Glaze

Name: Clementine Cake with Chocolate Glaze
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 86 min
Total time: 98 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 7 seedless clementines (approx. 350-400 g); 1000 g water (for boiling clementines); 130 g ground almonds; 120 g potato flour (gluten-free if needed); 250 g caster sugar; 1 tsp baking powder (gluten-free if needed); 6 free-range eggs, beaten; Juice of 2 clementines (approx. 60-80 g); 3 tbsp caster sugar (approx. 30 g); 100 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 3 tbsp golden syrup (approx. 60 g); Edible gold stars, to decorate

Thermomix recipe: Clementine Cake with Chocolate Glaze. Ready in 98 minutes. Serves 8. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

7 seedless clementines (approx. 350-400 g)
1000 g water (for boiling clementines)
130 g ground almonds
120 g potato flour (gluten-free if needed)
250 g caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder (gluten-free if needed)
6 free-range eggs, beaten
Juice of 2 clementines (approx. 60-80 g)
3 tbsp caster sugar (approx. 30 g)
100 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
3 tbsp golden syrup (approx. 60 g)
Edible gold stars, to decorate

Instructions

Place 7 seedless clementines and 1000 g water into the Thermomix bowl. Cook 30 min / 100°C / Speed 1.
Carefully drain the clementines using the simmering basket and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Discard the cooking water.
Once cooled, place the whole clementines (including peel) into the clean Thermomix bowl. Blend 10 sec / Speed 7 until a chunky purée forms. Scrape down the sides and repeat if necessary. Set aside in a separate bowl.
Preheat oven to 190°C. Line a 20 cm springform cake tin with baking parchment on the base and sides.
Add 130 g ground almonds, 120 g potato flour, 250 g caster sugar, and 1 tsp baking powder to the clean Thermomix bowl. Mix 10 sec / Speed 3.
Add the beaten 6 eggs and the reserved clementine purée to the bowl. Mix 20 sec / Speed 4 until just combined. Scrape down sides and mix again briefly if needed.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, squeeze the juice from 2 clementines into a small bowl and stir in 3 tbsp caster sugar until dissolved.
Using a skewer, make holes all over the surface of the warm cake. Spoon the clementine juice mixture evenly over the cake.
Place 100 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces, into the clean Thermomix bowl. Melt 5 min / 50°C / Speed 1.
Add 3 tbsp golden syrup to the melted chocolate. Mix 10 sec / Speed 3 until smooth.
Carefully turn the cake out onto a wire rack. Spread the chocolate glaze evenly over the top of the cake.
Allow the glaze to set slightly, then sprinkle with edible gold stars before serving.

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