Somehow I got it into my head that you were looking for a gluten free
orange cake recipe.  I remember many years ago a Danish friend gave me
a recipe for orange cake that was ground oranges and ground nuts (no
dates).  I don't remember any flour or bread crumbs.  Looking on the
net, I didn't see a recipe that looked like what I made but I saw one
that should fit the gluten free parameter. 

Take a look and see if it's what you're looking for.
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1600832


Chocolate-Orange Cake
Lisë Stern, Cooking Light, APRIL 2007 

Whipped egg whites add air to the cake, which puffs high as it bakes,
then falls as it cools. Pureed dates add a pleasing texture and exotic
sweetness. The candied orange rind that garnishes this dessert would
also work with other recipes--and it's a delicious sweet shade on its
own.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)
Ingredients

    * Cake:
    * 2/3  cup  orange juice
    * 1/3  cup  whole pitted dates
    * 1/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa
    * 2/3  cup  plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
    * 1  teaspoon  white vinegar
    * 6  large egg whites
    * 3  large egg yolks
    * Cooking spray
    *

      Candied orange rind:
    * 3/4  cup  water
    * 1/2  cup  plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
    * 3  tablespoons  thinly sliced orange rind strips (about 1 inch long)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare cake, place juice and dates in a blender; process until
smooth. Combine juice mixture, cocoa, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a
medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Cook 2 minutes,
stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and place
in a large bowl. (Mixture will be thick.)

Beat vinegar and egg whites with a mixer at high speed until soft
peaks form. Add 2/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until
stiff peaks form.

Add egg yolks to cocoa mixture; stir until smooth. Gently stir
one-fourth of egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture; gently fold in
remaining egg white mixture.

Pour batter into a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until firm in center. (Cake will rise
over rim of pan and collapse as it cools.)

To prepare candied orange rind, combine 3/4 cup water and 1/2 cup
sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally
until sugar dissolves. Add rind to pan. Reduce heat, and simmer 20
minutes, stirring occasionally. Using a fork, remove rind from pan;
dredge in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Let rind stand 30 minutes or
until dry. Garnish center of cake with candied rind.

HTH



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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 2009-10-30 17:29:03 +0000, sf   said:

> 
> Somehow I got it into my head that you were looking for a gluten free
> orange cake recipe.  I remember many years ago a Danish friend gave me
> a recipe for orange cake that was ground oranges and ground nuts (no
> dates).  I don't remember any flour or bread crumbs.  Looking on the
> net, I didn't see a recipe that looked like what I made but I saw one
> that should fit the gluten free parameter.
> 
> Take a look and see if it's what you're looking for.
> http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1600832


Chocolate-Orange 
> 
> Cake
> Lisë Stern, Cooking Light, APRIL 2007
> 
> Whipped egg whites add air to the cake, which puffs high as it bakes,
> then falls as it cools. Pureed dates add a pleasing texture and exotic
> sweetness. The candied orange rind that garnishes this dessert would
> also work with other recipes--and it's a delicious sweet shade on its
> own.
> 
> <snip>

Very many thanks for this.  Yes, we do have a chocolate orange cake but 
not a gluten free one, so I'll save this and pass it on.  It sounds 
delicious as well as 'safe'.  Thank you.
-- 
Sacha

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:28:19 +0000, Sacha  wrote:

>Very many thanks for this.  Yes, we do have a chocolate orange cake but 
>not a gluten free one, so I'll save this and pass it on.  It sounds 
>delicious as well as 'safe'.  Thank you.

YW!

-- 
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.