Kumquat + almond tea cake
Cakes
At the end of every season it happens. Suddenly, it dawns on me that I have casually overlooked an ingredient, a special fleeting something that, in a few weeks time, will be no more - until next year. This quarterly epiphany causes an inexplicable sense of panic, and I end up purchasing mass quantities of some ingredient. <br /> <br />This past winter it was the kumquat that sent me into a buying frenzy. When it finally occurred to me that eight weeks had passed without a single bite of those sweet, tart, orange jewels, I purchased pounds. Pounds! And then spent weeks candying, slicing and dicing kumquats. <br /> <br />This gluten-free cake was one of my favorite recipes that resulted from weeks of experimenting with kumquats. It was inspired by a somewhat heavier orange and lemon cake in the wonderful Rose Bakery cookbook, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea. I tweaked and reworked until I found something that worked for me and my final pound of kumquats. Once you see that the recipe excludes flour, butter and oil, some of you may be skeptical. But I assure you - this cake is moist and incredibly delicious! <br />
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