Vegan Gluten-free almond and orange cake
- Serves 12.
- Ingredients
- 125g margarine
- grated rind of 1 orange
- 1/2 cup castor sugar
- 2 eggs
- 125g packet almond meal
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 cup gluten-free self-raising flour*
- 1/2 cup soymilk
- Orange Syrup
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
1. Place margarine, orange rind and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined.
3. Stir through almond meal and poppy seeds.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup of flour with half of the soymilk, then remaining flour and soymilk .
5.Spread mixture into a greased and lined 20cm round tin.
6. Bake in a moderate oven, 180 degrees, for 40 minutes.
7.Combine syrup ingredients in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved, then increase heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Remove cake from oven, insert a few holes in cake with skewer. Pour hot syrup over hot cake. Cool in cake tin.
Per Slice: 1160kJ (280 Cal). Protein 5g. Fat 15g. Carbohydrate 31g. Sodium 180mg. Potassium 160mg. Calcium 50mg. Iron 0.7mg. Fibre 2g.
* Gluten free self-raising flour is available in the health food aisle of supermarkets.