Gluten-Free Simply Orange Cake
GF Whole Orange Cake is super easy to make and dairy-free! It’s moist, soft, and made with almond flour and the whole orange. It takes 10 minutes to get together, and you only need a blender. You can top the cake with cream cheese frosting, orange icing, or leave it as it is. It’s a simple cake, perfect for everyday baking or as a dessert.
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About this gluten-free whole orange cake
This flourless orange cake is an easy GF citrus cake recipe to always have on hand and make once and again. It’s soft, tender, and full of fresh orange flavor. It’s also dairy-free! For more GF baking with oranges recipes, here is the link to this Orange Polenta Loaf Cake recipe.
The cake takes 10 minutes to get together, and you only need a blender. It’s super moist, fresh, and it’s made with almond flour for a twist. You can leave the cake as it is, sprinkle it with powdered sugar, or you can top it with cream cheese frosting or icing.
It’s one of those easy citrus recipes that will become a staple in your kitchen. It only needs a few simple ingredients, and everyone will love it. Perfect for everyday baking or as a dessert.
Ingredients
The main ingredients of this recipe are:
- Flour: gluten-free all-purpose flour and almond flour. Store-bought almond flour, but you can use homemade almond flour.
- Sugar: granulated sugar.
- Eggs: room temperature eggs are better.
- Oil: sunflower oil
- Orange: a whole orange and the fresh juice of an orange.
How to make GF Almond Flour Orange Cake
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly grease an 8” round cake pan or line it with parchment paper and butter.
Mix the gluten-free all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Place the orange cut into 5-6 pieces, seeded with peel, egg, sugar, orange juice, and oil in a blender. Blend until the orange peel dissolves.
Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated, but don’t beat or overmix the batter.
Place the mixture in the prepared pan and cook for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Keep in mind that all ovens are different.
Let cool before removing to a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Storing
Store the cake covered at room temperature for 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can freeze it in an air-tight container or freezer bag.
Variations
- Flour: You can try a different mix of gluten-free flour or replace the almond flour with gluten-free all-purpose flour.
- Chocolate: Add chocolate chips to the batter for a chocolate orange cake.
- Topping: top the cake with this smooth cream cheese frosting. You can also end the cake with orange icing.
- Bundt cake pan: Bake the cake in a bundt cake pan for a more elegant cake.
For more gluten-free citrus recipes
- Easy Orange Polenta Cake
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- Orange Flan with condensed milk
- Orange Creme Brulee
Gluten-Free Easy Whole Orange Cake (with almond flour)
Ingredients
- 1 orange
- 1 orange juice
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons natural oil (30g)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
- ½ cup almond flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder (15g)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly grease an 8'' round cake pan or line it with parchment paper and butter.
- Mix the gluten-free all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Place the orange cut into 5-6 pieces, seeded with peel, egg, sugar, orange juice, and oil in the blender. Blend until the orange peel dissolves.
- Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated, but don’t beat or overmix the batter.
- Place the mixture in the prepared pan and cook for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Keep in mind that all ovens are different.
- Let cool before removing to a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.