Blood orange cake - with a vegan option

Name: Blood orange cake - with a vegan option
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 blood or regular oranges, whole; 3 eggs - or the vegan alternative: 1 flaxseed ‘egg’ (1tbsp ground flaxseed and 2 1/2 tbsp water mixed and settled for at least 10mins) + 2 tbsp apple sauce; 1/3 cup runny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups ground almonds; 1 tsp baking powder; For a quick syrup; Juice and zest of 1 orange; 1-2 tsp runny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan; Splash or two of water

Alessandra @alessa

I ❤️ blood oranges. This is a wonderful, moist cake that works great with a morning cup of coffee or tea 😍 Adding the syrup is not essential; but if you’re feeling a bit extra, it adds another layer of flavour 😋

I’ve also made a vegan version - it’s a slightly different texture but still tastes good! I think the standard sub of banana would also work well.

Alessandra @alessa

I’ve also made a vegan version - it’s a slightly different texture but still tastes good! I think the standard sub of banana would also work well.

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Ingredients

2blood or regular oranges, whole
3eggs - or the vegan alternative: 1 flaxseed ‘egg’ (1tbsp ground flaxseed and 2 1/2 tbsp water mixed and settled for at least 10mins) + 2 tbsp apple sauce
1/3 cuprunny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan
1 tspvanilla extract
2 cupsground almonds
1 tspbaking powder
For a quick syrup
Juice and zest of 1 orange
1-2 tsprunny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan
Splashor two of water

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Steps

1

In a pan of water, boil the two oranges whole for 1 hour. Cool.
2

Preheat oven to 160C.
3

Once the oranges are cool, blitz in a food processor/ blender til smooth-ish. I like some texture.
4

Mix the oranges, honey, eggs and vanilla.
5

Add the ground almonds and baking powder. Mix well.
6

Put the mix into a lined 20cm baking tin. Bake for 40-45 mins. Let the cake cool in the tin for at least 15 mins.
7

The cake is beautiful on its own 😍 But if you want to make a syrup, gently simmer the syrup ingredients in a pan until they reduce a bit. Then either serve on the side. Or make lots of holes in the cake when it’s baked but while still in the tin, and pour the syrup in. Enjoy 😋