These Blood Orange Almond Cakes are incredibly delicious. Made with semolina and almond meal, these cakes have amazing texture, and the blood orange syrup gives them an even more vibrant flavor. I top each cake with a thin slice of blood orange and a sprinkle of sugar. This encourages the fruit to caramelize as it bakes, adding another layer of flavor.
The batter comes together quickly in one bowl. To start, beat together the eggs and sugar. Then add in the yogurt, olive oil, semolina, all-purpose flour, baking powder, almond meal, vanilla, and orange zest and stir to combine. Spoon the batter into a standard 12-cup muffin pan and top each cup with a slice of orange. Sprinkle some sugar on top. Bake the cakes until golden brown. While the cakes cool, make the blood orange syrup. Spoon the syrup over the cakes and dust them with the confectioners’ sugar before serving. Enjoy!
To make the Blood Orange Almond Cakes, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Grease a standard 12-cup muffin pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat on high speed 3 eggs and ½ cup caster sugar until pale and thick, about 3–4 minutes.
Add in 1 cup Greek yogurt, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon orange zest, 1 cup semolina, ¼ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ⅓ cup almond meal and stir to combine.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan.
Top each cake with a thin blood orange slice and sprinkle with some caster sugar on top.
Bake the cakes for 15–18 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the cakes slightly in the pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small saucepan over high heat, add ½ cup blood orange juice, ¼ cup water, and ⅓ cup sugar. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced and syrupy, about 4–5 minutes.
Spoon the blood orange syrup over the cakes. Dust the cakes with confectioners’ sugar.
Serve and enjoy!
Brighten up your day with these Blood Orange Almond Cakes! They are delicately sweet and burst with orange flavor. Did you try this recipe? Let us know! Leave a comment below, and don’t forget to share your results with us on Instagram!
These cakes are easy to bake and taste amazing.
Yummy, super delish!
Delicious! These Blood Orange Almond Cakes were a hit at our family gathering. My kids loved helping me with the orange slices, and we enjoyed making them together. The flavors were simply exceptional. Thank you for this recipe!
OMG, these Blood Orange Almond Cakes are absolutly amazing! Made them for my bake-off and they vanished in minutes. The caramelized orange on top? Genius! So easy to whip up, too. Def my new fav!
Superb cake delight. I made these for my husband’s birthday. The sweet blood orange syrup drizzled on top brought back memories of our picnic in Spain. A quick and easy recipe that brings smiles all around.
These cakes were so easy to make. Everyone loved them at our family gathering.
Simply amazing cakes!
These Blood Orange Almond Cakes are just fabulous! I baked them for a family gathering, and everyone loved them. The flavor was vibrant, and the texture was perfect. The kids gobbled them up, and I felt like a super mom! Can’t wait to make them again!
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