Hey guys! Merry Christmas! This holiday season I thought to share the orange cake I will be making for Christmas Day, I made this last year and it was such a hit! Regardless if you celebrate Christmas or not, you should definitely try this one! It's perfectly moist and fresh with this sugary sweetness on the outside, just yummm!
Ingredients
For the cake:
loaf tin
vegan butter to coat tin
250 ml vegan milk of choice
1tbs cider vinegar
250ml plain GF flour
1 1/2tbs baking powder
pinch of salt
120g sugar of choice (I use brown caster or coconut sugar)
zest of 2 oranges (save a pinch for icing)
70ml oil (sunflower or rapeseed work well)
20g poppy seeds (this is optional, I sometimes add them, so depends on your preference)
5tbs of orange juice squeezed from oranges you zested
slice thin orange slices for decoration
For the icing:
50g icing sugar (you can also use the sugar used in the recipe, will just mix differently)
3tbs orange juice squeezed from oranges you zested
a pinch of orange zest
Method
Preheat oven to 180C
Mix the milk and vinegar in a bowl until frothy
In an other bowl sieve together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, (and poppy seeds if you chose to use them), and mix
To the milk add the orange zest, oil and orange juice, and mix together
Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients in batches combining them well
Coat the tin in vegan butter (or oil)
Add the cake mixture to the tin
Place thin slices of oranges on top for decoration - you could place three whole slices on one side in the middle of the cake or cut each slice in half and place them in a circle in the middle to create a flower.
Bake for around 40-45 minutes, use a knife to see if the middle is cooked. Should have risen and look slightly golden.
Once out let it cool in the tin
In the meantime make the icing by mixing together the icing sugar, orange juice and zest - add more orange juice if needed to get a smooth and runny consistency
Once the cake has cooled down, cut around the edges to make sure the cake has not stuck to the tin, but leave it in the tin
Use a fork to make holes all over the cake, drizzle the icing and leave to soak in the tin
Take the cake out, sieve some icing sugar on top and serve! Goes great with some vanilla ice cream!
Hope you guys try this one out! Let me know if you do and what you thought of it! As always, thank you for the continuous support, please like this post, share, and remember to follow my instagram account @goingfrom2.8to1!
It's been a tough year, and this Christmas is not what we all wanted, but wherever you may be and with whomever you are celebrating this year, I hope you have a great day and a much needed holiday to relax!
Martina x
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