On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:47:02 +0800, JBurns >
wrote:

> I found a Nigella recipe for Clementine Cake. It is flourless (almond
> meal used instead).
>
> http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/...tine-cake-2559

That was the first type of orange cake I ever made (not her recipe, a
Danish friend taught me how) and I so disliked it (too dry, IMO) that
I didn't make another one for decades until a recipe that called for
flour came up. It called for roasting the orange and I was off to the
races after that. I eventually developed an orange cake that I like
and am happy with. It can be made entirely orange or entirely lemon,
but this version uses both.
http://cookeatshare.com/recipes/oran...osemary-617554
>
> What do you think the purpose of cooking the mandarins for two hours
> is?

Probably so you won't need to use extra sugar to cover up the bitter
flavor of raw peel.

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