Whole Orange & Almond Cake (Gluten-Free)
Gluten-Free, Soya-Free, Low FODMAP (provided you don't eat half the cake in one sitting)
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