If you are a tea lover like me, you must have kitchen pantries overflowing with tea. And you know there are so
Browsing some of my favorite websites and blogs, I found a wonderful recipe that I couldn’t resist. The magic ingredient in it? Darjeeling black tea! This orange spice Darjeeling cake has it all. Sweetness, the warmness of spices, nice texture, lingering aroma and it’s gluten-free as well! I am positive that this orange spice Darjeeling cake will become your favorite treat with your cup of tea!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs separated and room temperature
- 2 Tbsp fresh-squeezed orange juice
- 2 Tbsp orange zest
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup sugar (I used black)
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup GF all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 Tbs ground Darjeeling leaves
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- pinch of salt- powdered sugar (for finishing)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Prepare 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper and grease the sides
- Beat egg yolks, orange zest, orange juice, vanilla, and 1/4 cup of sugar
- In a separate bowl, mix almond flour, GF flour, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, Darjeeling, and baking powder
- Add flour mixture to egg yolk mixture, beat together until smooth
- Beat egg whites slowly until bubbles form and then add vinegar and salt
- Gradually increasing speed beat egg whites until peaks begin to form
- Slowly add 1/4 sugar (little at a time), egg whites constantly beating
- Fold egg whites into the almond mixture, little bits at a time
- Scoop batter into
prepared spring-form pan - BakeBake for 30-35
minutes - Once cake is cool, sprinkle powdered sugar on top to finish
Enjoy!