Orange Almond Breakfast Loaf

A simple orange inspired me to make some kind of cake as well as some ground almonds and sour cream that needed to be used. I made it from scratch, which might seem scary but if you use ingredients and measure out what you're used to then have no fear. It was yummy!

First, set out what you need:
A lightly greased and sugared loaf dish
An orange, zest and juice
3 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup unsalted margarine, melted
3/4 tbsps almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup ground almonds
Sliced almonds for topping

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Sift flour, ground almonds, the powders together in a bowl and set aside.
3. Whip egg whites together with zest until soft peaks form. Then slowly beat in sugar. Set aside.
4. Add whole egg, sour cream and extracts to melted margarine. Then add flour mixture to this.
5. Gently fold in egg white mixture until batter is well mixed and pour into your dish. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top and bake for about 50 minutes.
6. Once the loaf has cooled slightly, brush with orange juice and one tbsp sugar mixture.

Slice and enjoy.

Moolicious!