Orange Cake

Cakes, Breads & Cookies

A heavenly orange sponge cake that makes a festive and luxurious addition to any meal.

Ingredients:

• 2 Oranges
• 6 Eggs
• 3/4 cup of agave nectar or honey
• 2 cups of almond flour
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup of dairy free cream cheese
• 1 cup of icing sugar
• 3 drops of orange essence
• candied orange or kumquat peel

Steps:

1. Wash the oranges and boil them whole (peel and all) for 1 ½ hours, or until soft
2. Preheat oven to 375 F
3. Liquidize soft cooked oranges in a liquidizer or food processor until smooth
4. Add the eggs agave adn almond flour, salt and baking soda to the liquidized oranges, and buzz until fully combined.
5. Pour the orangey batter into a parchment lined and greased 9 inch cake tin.
6. Cover with a circle of parchment
7. Bake at 365F - 375F for 45-50 minutes
8. Using a toothpick or thin knife test to make sure that it is fully cooked (when inserted into the center of the cake the toothpick should come out clean)
9. Cool in the pan for 2 hours
10. Optionally ice the cake with dairy free cream cheese and icing sugar (1 cup of dairy free cream cheese and 1 cup of icing surar with 3 drops of orange essence). Decorate withcandied orange peel
11. Serve