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Blender orange and almond syrup cake (SCD & GAPS)
Grain-free, dairy-free and sugar free.
It’s amazing how a few, simple, whole ingredients can turn into a cake with the right kitchen tool! This fabulous blender cake begins not only with whole almonds in place of flour, but it also uses whole oranges, including the peel. Trust us; in under a minute the Vibe Blender System produces a smooth cake batter without a fleck of almond or peel.
With the whole food approach, the texture is not your typical, light and fluffy, nutritionally sparse tea cake. Blender orange and almond syrup cake is moist and dense like an old-fashioned pound cake. The secret? First, we simmer the oranges until the skins are tender. The bitterness gets washed away and the squishy, cooked oranges, puree down into a healthy, honey-sweetened marmalade tasting batter.
On its own, blender orange and almond syrup cake is the perfect healthy snack (especially spread with butter) but add the syrup and it’s special enough to serve as a dessert, either warm or cold. We highly recommend serving it with homemade yogurt, cultured cream or quark. The tang of yogurt is a perfect accompaniment with the delicious orange syrup glaze.
TIPS
You can use either whole blanched almonds or almonds with their skins on. Skins will produce a darker batter. If you have sensitive digestion or are on the SCD and GAPS diet, we recommend using activated almonds. If you don’t have whole almonds, substitute with 2 ½ cups of almond meal.
With honey as a sweetener, the cake is SCD & GAPS friendly. On the downside, honey burns easily, so to avoid the top becoming too dark, lay a sheet of baking paper over the cake while it’s cooking.
Choose the cake shape to fit the occasion. Square is great for lunch boxes, round looks lovely as a dessert cake, use a tea-ring which looks awesome dripping with orange syrup and garnished with strips of orange zest.
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