Orange Cakes with Whittaker's Dark Cacao Olive Oil Mousse

  • Orange Cakes with Whittaker's Dark Cacao Olive Oil Mousse

Orange Cakes with Whittaker's Dark Cacao Olive Oil Mousse

Description

(makes 24 little cakes)
Photo:  Maarten Holl "The Dominion Post"
INGREDIENTS

110g (3/4 cup) icing sugar

35g (1/4 cup) flour

60g (1/2 cup) ground almonds

80ml (1/3 cup) egg whites (not whisked)

2 tsp finely grated orange zest

1 + 1/2 tsp freshly squeezed orange juice

2 tiny drops Hansells natural orange essence

80ml (1/4 cup + 1+ 1/2 tbsp) clarified butter (melted but cool to warm)

Whittaker's Dark Cacao Olive Oil Mousse

Candied Orange Peel

METHOD

· Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease with baking spray 24 baby muffin moulds.

· Into a bowl sift icing sugar and flour with ground almonds.

· Add egg whites, zest, juice and essence and combine.

· Pour clarified butter into mixture and gently fold till butter is entirely combined.

· Spoon mixture (approximately 15g per mould) into prepared moulds.

· Place into preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or till cakes spring back and are very lightly golden.

· Cool and remove from moulds.

· Using a half-teaspoon measuring spoon scoop out top centre of each cake leaving a 1cm rim around the outside. Reserve leftover crumbs for another use.

· Place chocolate mousse into a piping bag fitted with a small star-shaped nozzle. Pipe a swirl (8g) to go 2cm above the rim of the cake.

· Garnish with a sliver of Candied Orange Peel.