Orange Semolina Cake Recipe

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 navel oranges, scrubbed
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 2 cups semolina
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
• 1/2 sliced almonds

1. Fill a medium pot halfway with water. Add oranges and boil until softened, about one hour. Drain and let cool.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9 1/2 inch cake pan.
3. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, lemon juice, orange blossom water, and water. Bring heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Let mixture come to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 6 minutes. Let cool.
4. Quarter oranges and remove the seeds but not the skin. Place oranges in a food processor and pulse until you have a smooth pulp.
5. In a large bowl, combine orange pulp, oil, sugar, and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together semolina, baking powder, and almonds. Stir dry ingredients into orange mixture.
7. Pour batter into pan and garnish top with slivered almonds. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
8. Cool cake for ten minutes then pour syrup over the top.

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Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/09/orange-semolina-cake-recipe.html (may not work)