Sticky clementine cake with cheesecake cream

Sticky clementine cake with cheesecake cream

This golden, citrus-packed pud will bring a little ray of sunshine to your table this Christmas

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Freezable

Cake only

Method

  1. Heat oven to 160C/fan 180C/gas 4. Boil the kettle and thinly slice 5 of the clementines horizontally, discarding the ends. In a small pan, melt 250g of the sugar with 300ml boiling water, then increase the heat until the syrup is simmering. Add the clementine slices, then cover and cook for 20 mins until the slices are tender. Meanwhile, grease and line the base of a 25cm springform tin.
  2. Use a slotted spoon to lift out the clementine slices, then arrange over the bottom of the tin. Grate the zest from the remaining 7 clementines and set aside. Squeeze the juice from 4, then stir this into the syrup. Boil for 10 mins until thick. Cool and set aside.
  3. For the cake, beat 200g of the remaining sugar with the butter, lemon zest and half of the clementine zest until pale. Beat in the egg yolks one by one. Peel the three remaining zested clementines, then break the segments into a food processor and whizz until pulpy. Stir this into the butter mixture along with the almonds, polenta and one pot of yogurt. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, then gently fold into the cake mix. Carefully spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, then bake for 1 hr until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool the cake in the tin.
  4. For the cheesecake cream, mix the remaining clementine zest with the mascarpone, the remaining pot of yogurt, 50g sugar and a good squeeze of lemon juice. Turn the cake out upside down onto a serving plate , then pour over some of the sticky syrup. Serve in wedges topped with a spoonful of the cheesecake cream, and a little more syrup on the side.

Per serving

743 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 70.0g, fat 48.0 g, saturated fat 20.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 62.0g, salt 0.52 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2008.

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  • 06 December 2012

    Sean73 commented on this recipe

    Do you peel the clementines - the ones for the top / decor ?

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  • 29 December 2012

    Kathryn rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not quite as good as I had hoped it would be. The turned out cake looked rather pale underneath although this was helped slightly when the syrup was poured over it. The cake was quite heavy and rather solid and although it tasted good I would have preferred a lighter texture, particularly to end a meal.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Freezable

Cake only

Ingredients

  • 12 seedless clementines , unpeeled
  • 500g golden caster sugar
  • 200g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
  • zest 1 lemon , plus a squeeze of juice
  • 3 eggs , separated
  • 300g ground almonds
  • 100g fine polenta or cornmeal
  • 2 x 150ml/¼pint pots natural yogurt
  • 250g tub mascarpone
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Per serving

743 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 70.0g, fat 48.0 g, saturated fat 20.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 62.0g, salt 0.52 g

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