Recipe Review Portuguese Orange Torta GF p.82

[cecilia]

This is a very different sort of dessert.

It is made up almost entirely of eggs, sugar and orange juice.

I could hardly believe it when all the rice flour required to go with 8 large eggs was 2 teaspoonsful.

It was fine getting it INTO the oven and thankfully I managed to keep a good eye on it and didn't burn any corners, but the fun started when I tried to "quickly tip the cake over" - I broke it, but what the heck?  I kept rolling it into a ball, sealed it all up in foil and put into the freezer anyway.

Some hours later, I had a peek and cut off a little bit for DH to do a taste test.

It says in the recipe to serve cold from the freezer, but DH didn't like the texture that way.  He loved the taste though.

So when I serve it to the guests tomorrow we'll plate it up a bit before wwe serve it, contrary to the instruction in the recipe.

Even though our tastes differ, in your own home I think you're entitled to a bit of interpretation.

Ratings tomorrow night.  Let's see how it goes down.

[cecilia]

After the Orange Torta met the people, oh my goodness!  I served many things at the party today but this was by far the most commented on and the highest rated by the guests.  They loved the colour, they loved the taste and many people loved the texture.

Word spread that it was a frozen custard.  It really was appreciated, even by people who weren't quite sure what they were eating.  When I told people what recipe book it was in, they all rushed home to see if they had the Gluten Free book already or needed to get hold of it. 

So even though I mucked up the rolling of the just-cooked slab of orangey sugary egg, I give this recipe 5/5.  IT IS VERY FORGIVING.