Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

I haven't made this exact recipe but I have made one that is similar. I think a common problem people are having with the cake falling apart could be solved by using a springform pan, and maybe treating this a little more like a cheesecake and cooking it in a 1" water bath. Also, after the oranges are cool enough to handle, you should dissect them and remove as much of the seeds, strings and white pith that you can. That may help alleviate some of the bitterness.

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britni

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Living In: Kadena, Okinawa, Japan

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2008

This turns out somewhat dense like a coffee cake, but is really delicious. If you're trying to make this completely gluten free, you should NOT flour the cake pan if you are using white or wheat flour. Instead I used powdered sugar & it worked alright. May use rice flour next time.

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BETHDARLENE

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Home Town: Milford, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

This cake is not good. The bitterness of the oranges was NOT offset by all the sugar. The cake fell when it was bakin, so, it looked terrible and tasted worse.

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2006

Awesome !!! The difficult part for this recipes is S&D mission !! (search and destroy orange's seeds) If you did not remove it completely .. your cake will a bit bitter If you did not use stove top method , you can use microwave !!! just put oranges in microwave safe bowl - cover it, and set high for 30min (time might be 30-45min depend on size of orange and W. of microwave)

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U3616234

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2006

This was a first flourless cake for me and for a dinner party. To eliminate any bitterness I used thin skinned oranges and after cooking, topped and tailed them to remove the thicker parts of the skin. Also I measured 1 1/4cups of the pulp as there was too much and would have been bitter. It browned up in minutes so I quickly popped on some foil but didn't think to spray the foil with cooking oil so it stuck and tore the top off a perfectly cooked cake, DUH!!! The cake was as good as promised and our guests loved it, my girls, 14 and 11 thought it was "disgusting" as the texture if you're not used to it is wet and very different to flour based cakes. I won't make it again but if you like flourless, this would be a winner!

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Aussie Mum

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2004

This is one of the great cakes,it is delicious, warm with fresh cream, & cold, cut into wedges, keeps well in the 'fridge too.

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2004

I also wondered if maybe there was an ingredient missing? And because you use the entire orange, the cake tasted a bit orange peelish/bitter. Very moist....good with whipped cream....but something not quite right.

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2004

I'm not sure what I did wrong--after only 30 minutes, I checked on the cake and discovered that it had already burned on the top and bottom. Unfortunately, it was all I had to serve to my guests, but they seemed to like it anyway. After you scraped off the burned parts, the cake in the middle was actually very good. I'm allergic to wheat, so for me, this recipe is worth making again. However, until I figure out how to get it to look nice, I will only be making this for myself.

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S.S.H.

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2004

Not worth the effort!! I'm not quite sure how this is supposed to fit into a 10" cake pan ... I had to use 2 9". Even though I was using non-stick pans AND greased and floured them, the cake STILL stuck and ended up being nothing but a mess! Don't bother with this recipe!

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JONEVE

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2004

Fabulous cake! I'm always looking for gluten free recipes, and this one is great! Very strong orange flavor, very moist. Next time, I will NOT use navel oranges - too much rind flavor. I needed to partially cover my boiling oranges, as they float, and one little patch wasn't getting cooked.

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2004

NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE.RECIPE WAS NOT ALL THERE.AND THE TASTE WAS AWFUL.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2003

The recipe sounds very interesting but the directions do not say when to add the cooked oranges. I presume it is at the same time the almond meal is folded in.

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