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20th February 2018 ·

Whole Orange & Almond Cake (Gluten-Free)

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Simple yet delicious and moist gluten-free whole orange cake made with the Free From Fairys wholegrain gluten-free self raising flour blend

The Montague house over half-term was like a coffee shop with this whole orange and almond cake taking centre stage.

Trying to avoid sugar when your children love baking is almost impossible…

Last week between them they made this orange cake, a chocolate cake, a coffee and chocolate cake and heart biscuits.

As hard as I tried, I just couldn’t resist and have subsequently come out in various itchy rashes and can’t sleep properly.

Anyway, being a huge fan of blood oranges, ‘Sunshine’s’ whole blood orange and almond cake had to be my favourite. It’s moist and decadent with a beautiful crumb.

Whole orange and almond cake and it's gluten-free! Made with the Free From Fairy's wholegrain gluten-free self raising flour blend.

I can’t claim any part of the recipe. It came from a trusty little book of mine: 101 Cakes & Bakes from GoodFood magazine. However, it does prove that making gluten-free cakes is very easy with my wholegrain flour blends so perhaps I can claim that part?

The only things different from the recipe in the book is that ‘Sunshine’ left out the bicarbonate of soda. When baking with my self-raising flour blend I never add extra raising agents because they are strong enough.

I deliberately included double acting raising agents in my blend because in my experience, gluten-free baking doesn’t always rise as well. It means that my blend includes two acids and one alkali…one that reacts with liquid (when mixing) and the other that reacts with heat (during baking). You’ll never get a failed cake again (unless you add extra raising agents and then you’ll get a huge rise in the oven with a collapse once cooked).

We also added some wild orange essential oil to the mix to enhance the orange flavour.  The only other amendment I’d make to the recipe is to cut back on the sugar because this made a very sweet cake (but ‘Sunshine’ was in charge so I couldn’t do that!).

Easy whole orange and almond cake made with wholegrain gluten-free flour from the Free From Fairy

I have a feeling over the next few weeks I’m going to be exposed to rather more cakes; at the beach yesterday ‘Sunshine’ declared that he wanted to raise more money for charity. So far he has painted pebbles and stones and sold them, done a garage sale, a cake sale and a car wash.

So we’re back to a cake sale in a couple of weeks. Now I just need to buy some drawing pins so that he can put his posters up around the village!

This whole orange cake will certainly be for sale.

If you make it let ‘Sunshine’ know what you think in the comments below and share a picture across social media with the #FairyFlour.

Simple yet delicious and moist gluten-free whole orange cake made with the Free From Fairys wholegrain gluten-free self raising flour blend

Whole Orange & Almond Cake (Gluten-Free)

Gluten-Free, Soya-Free, Low FODMAP (provided you don't eat half the cake in one sitting)
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Author Vicki Montague - the Free From Fairy

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium orange - ideally blood orange
  • 175 g butter - softened
  • 175 g light brown sugar - I suggest cutting this to 125g
  • 3 medium free range or organic eggs
  • 175 g Free From Fairy gluten-free self raising flour blend
  • 50 g ground almonds
  • Approx. 5 drops doTerra wild orange essential oil
  • Icing sugar for decoration

Instructions
 

  • Butter and or line the base and sides of a 23cm round, deep cake tin
  • Cut the orange into slices, remove the pips then place everything else in a food processor
  • Whizz the orange until you have a finely chopped puree
  • Add all the remaining ingredients (except the icing sugar) and whizz together until smooth
  • Pour into the prepared tin and smooth the top
  • Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190 degrees C/170 degree fan/gas mark 5 for around 25-30 minutes until risen and firm
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Simple to make all in one gluten-free whole orange and almond cake. Made with wholegrain gluten-free flour blend from the free from fairy.

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  1. Helen says

    18th February 2021 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Vicki,
    Thanks and sorry it took me so long to see your reply! I made the cake this week and it turned out beautifully. So easy and with minimal washing up, not too sweet – I think it will become a favourite :).

    • Vicki Montague says

      19th February 2021 at 12:35 pm

      Delighted to hear you like it 🙂

  2. Helen says

    1st January 2021 at 1:27 pm

    Hi Vicki, I’d love to make this but can’t see your self-raising flour blend for sale. I have your plain blend but there isn’t the usual mention of substituting plain flour plus baking powder. Should I add some bicarb to this as well? Thanks!

    • Vicki Montague says

      8th January 2021 at 9:21 am

      Hello Helen, sorry for my slow reply. On the flour packet you’ll find it says to make it self raising add 1 tsp baking powder to every 100g plain flour. I’m afraid I can’t make the self raising any more so this is the next best thing. I hope that helps? Vicki x

  3. Mal B says

    15th November 2018 at 8:41 pm

    Do we know the carb content of this lovely recipe. I’m on a diabetic diet.

    • Vicki Montague says

      16th November 2018 at 12:10 pm

      I’m sorry I don’t but I’m sure there must be an online tool that could work that out if you put the ingredients in?

  4. Natalie says

    12th March 2018 at 8:58 am

    Nothing’s better than a combination between sweet flavor and sour flavor <3
    I'm totally into this orange cake, Sunshine!!

    • Vicki Montague says

      12th March 2018 at 9:59 am

      I’m glad you like it:)

  5. Nicky Vaughan says

    2nd March 2018 at 11:03 am

    5 stars
    We’ll done with another lovely recipe, made it yesterday after managing to find blood oranges in Tesco . Love the texture , nice and moist with a beautiful orange tang . I used 150g of coconut sugar in mine and found it just right , also sprinkled flaked almonds on top … Just perfect, Thank you Sunshine !

    • Vicki Montague says

      6th March 2018 at 10:31 am

      Ooo Nicky that sounds fabulous! If you can’t find blood oranges, ‘normal’ oranges work just fine too! Sunshine did it for his cake sale.

  6. Kate - gluten free alchemist says

    25th February 2018 at 6:43 pm

    Well done Sunshine! You did a fantastic job wth this cake. It looks super tasty and very very tempting. Looks like your mum’s flour worked a treat too!
    Good luck with all your money raising for charity. With cakes like these you should do well x

    • Vicki Montague says

      26th February 2018 at 11:35 am

      Thanks Kate! I’ll pass your message on 🙂

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