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Course Baking
Cuisine Fusion
Keyword african ingredients, cake, orange
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

  • 3 oranges blood orange, navel or cara cara work well
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 2 cups of All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp of baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp of baking soda
  • 1 1/4 cups of plant based milk soy or nut based milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp of apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp of ground grains of paradise refer to FAQ section for substitution info
  • 1/2 cup of oil vegetable or olive oil work well
  • 2 tbsp apple sauce
  • 1/4 tsp of salt

Instructions

Orange base

  • Zest the entire skin of one orange and mix it well with the sugar, till the sugar turns a yellow tint
  • Proceed to peel off the skin of the zested orange as well as an additional orange. Leave a bit of the orange albedo (white part between flesh and skin) to hold the slices in tac.t
  • Slice the peeled oranges into medallions and place in a small pot
  • Squeeze the juice out of the last remaining orange
  • Add in 1/4 cup of the sugar zest mix, the lemon juice, the orange juice and 1/4 cup of water
  • Cook at medium to low heat for 10 minutes, then allow it to cool down

Cake Batter

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F
  • In a bowl, mix the plant based milk with the apple cider vinegar to curdle and wait a few minutes
  • Mix in the apple sauce, oil and remainder of the zest+sugar mixture
  • Incorporate the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and grains of paradise) bit by bit
  • At this point, your sliced oranges have cooled
  • In an 8" cake pan lined with parchment paper, layer the cooked orange slices, drizzle a little bit of the syrup from the cooked oranges to fill any empty spaces
  • Pour in the cake batter
  • Bake at 350°F for 35-40 mins until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Let the cake cool down before slicing
  • Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee