Tart De Amandoas - Portuguese Almond Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 medium eggs
    1 1/4 cups sugar
    10 tbsp butter, melted
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    2 large oranges, juiced and zested
    3/4 cup all purpose flour
    3 oz ground almonds
    1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    4 oz raspberries
    4 oz powdered sugar
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350\u00b0F. In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar for 3 minutes.Thoroughly mix in the melted butter, vanilla extract and 2/3 cup of orange juice. Fold in the flour, almonds, orange zest, baking powder and pinch of salt then transfer to a greased 9 inch tart ring and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool on a wire rack.
    When cooled, distribute the raspberries loosely over the cake. Mix the powdered sugar and 2-3 tblsp orange juice until smooth, transfer to a piping bag and pipe onto the cake. Leave to set for 20 minutes before cutting into slices and serving.

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