Type | Cake |
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Course | Dessert |
Created by | Possibly originated from an orange cake developed by the Sephardi Jews |
Serving temperature | Cold or warmed |
Main ingredients | Whole unpeeled clementine fruit, almond flour, butter, eggs, sugar |
Ingredients generally used | baking powder |
Variations | wheat flour |
Similar dishes | Fruitcake |
Clementine cake is a flourless cake flavored primarily with whole unpeeled clementines and almonds. It may originate from an orange cake in Sephardic cuisine. In popular culture, the cake played a minor part in the plot of the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Joyce Goldstein called it a classic. The Sydney Morning Herald called it famous. In 2021 Cooks' Country said it was "having a moment".