Gluten-free hazelnut orange cake ~ 无麸榛子香橙蛋糕

This is a simple recipe which calls for hazelnut meal, which is the star ingredient alongside eggs and sugar.  Easy to make and full of hazelnut flavour, it's an awesome cake especially for those who are allergic to wheat flour and dairy.  You can also look 'here' at another Flourless Orange Almond cake which I posted not too long ago.  Perhaps you can bake this and serve your friends and relatives, this Christmas!

Gluten-free hazelnut orange cake  ~  无麸榛子香橙蛋糕
Ingredients

• 6 large egg yolks 
• 200 gm hazel nut meal
• 140 gm caster sugar
• 60 ml orange juice
• Zest from 1 orange
• 6 egg whites

Method

1. Prepare a 9 inch round nonstick springform pan, line the base, grease and dust the sides with flour.
2. Separate the egg yolks and whites.
3. Whisk the egg yolks with sugar till creamy and the colour much lighter, until the ribbon stage.
4. Add in orange juice.
5. Sieve or mix the hazel nut meal into the egg yolk mixture and mix till fully incorporated into the batter.
6. Beat egg whites till stiff peaks.
7. Fold in 1/3 egg whites lightly, mix well, followed by the remaining egg whites.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, shake the pan a bit to even out the surface.
9. Bake in a preheated oven @ 170 deg.C for 40 mins. till golden brown.  Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.
10. Remove the cake from the oven, let cool on a wire rack before unmoulding.
11. Slice up the cake and serve with a dusting of icing sugar.

Note :  Can substitute hazel nut meal with almond meal.

For an 8 inch springform round pan :-
4 egg yollks, 150 gm hazelnut or almond meal, 100 gm caster sugar, 40 ml orange juice, zest from 1 orange and 4 egg whites.