"clementines" news and stories

Clementines are a wintertime treat, usually arriving at the store in charming wooden crates or net bags.

Clementines -- small, veritably sweet, and usually seedless -- it's no wonder they are the darling of the citrus family.

After "boiling the heck out of" a batch of the tiniest mandarin oranges, blogger A Dash of Sass purées the fruit and mixes in ground almonds, eggs, almond meal, agave nectar, baking powder and vanilla extract. Once the flourless, butterless cake batter is baked off, the resulting mini cakes take a dunk in a silky dark chocolate glaze.

Given the dainty size of these baby cakes, they are positively charming with a spot of afternoon tea or for a resolution-friendly winter dessert.

The hardest part? Refraining from humming "Oh My Darling, Clementine" while eating.

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Yesterday I mentioned how much I loved and devoured oranges as a kid (they just don't seem the same nowadays). And that got me thinking about clementines. Not just eating them on their own, but a dessert that featured them.

This recipe for Clementine Cake (which sounds like the name of a Bond girl) comes from Nigella Lawson, and it actually looks quite easy to make: just clementines, almonds, eggs, sugar, and baking powder.

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What to do with that big box of clementines that you just had to buy on sale at the local supermarket? Well, Clementine Cake, of course, from Nigella Lawson's recipe. It's super easy and - if photos are any indication - mouthwatering. That smudge on the computer screen is where I tried to filch a few crumbs... just for a taste... As baked, photographed and uploaded by Sarahparah.

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