Gluten Free Orange Cake

Posted by Natalie on December 10, 2009 - Posted in Recipes There are 3 comments, Add yours!

This tasty little cake was my favorite of the three recipes that client Christina C. delivered to the trainers.  She modified the recipe from one she found on one of our favorite gluten-free sites...Elana’s Pantry.

Elana’s Gluten Free Valencia Orange Cake

2 oranges
4 eggs
¾ cup agave nectar
2 cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

1. Wash the oranges and boil them whole (peel and all) for 1 ½ hours, or until soft
2. Place whole oranges (peel and all) in a food processor and blend until smooth
3. Process in eggs, agave, almond flour, salt and baking soda until well blended
4. Pour batter into a greased 9-Inch round cake pan
5. Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean
6. Cool in the pan for 2 hours

Christina modified the recipe by using Light Agave Nectar instead of the regular kind, 2 cups of Coconut Flour instead of Almond Flour, and adding 1/4 cup Coconut Oil to the recipe to increase the moist consistency.  Serve alone--or for extra decadence add a dollop of whipped heavy cream and a handful of berries.