Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Blood orange cake - with a vegan option

Blood orange cake - with a vegan option. This kale and blood orange cake is fluffy and green, naturally! The flavour of the kale fades away beneath the zesty orange in the sponge, leaving behind some green goodness, and it's topped with a pale pink citrus buttercream. I've also given all of the options to make also make it a vegan kale blood orange cake, which I've tested and we loved.

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. The Moro blood orange has skin flecked with crimson - a warning of its robustly coloured, berry-flavoured interior. Even within blood orange varieties, flesh ranges from a blushing ruby to an abyss of black and purple. You can cook Blood orange cake - with a vegan option using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Blood orange cake - with a vegan option

1. It's 2 of blood or regular oranges, whole.
2. You need 3 of 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.
3. It's 1/3 cup of runny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
5. Prepare 2 cups of ground almonds.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
7. It's of For a quick syrup.
8. You need of Juice and zest of 1 orange.
9. Prepare 1-2 tsp of runny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan.
10. It's Splash of or two of water.

A cake made with a couple of blood oranges promises a constellation of deep reds and flushed pinks. A decadent and moist Vegan Blood Orange Chocolate Olive Oil Cake made with juicy ripe blood oranges, cocoa powder, and fragrant olive oil. Top with a layer of vegan blood orange frosting and candied blood oranges for the ultimate vegan cake! Vegan blood orange pound cake sounds like a complicated desert, but it is incredibly simple.

Blood orange cake - with a vegan option instructions

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 😋.

This recipe uses blood oranges because they are one of the most photogenic fruits I have come across and a hint of lavender just to elevate the citrus notes and produce a taste you won't soon forget! Vegan Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake. Easy, moist and delicious, this cake has a light citrus taste matched with a rich olive oil flavor. It's worthy of a romantic Valentine's Day dinner but is also perfect for afternoon teatime! Bright citrus and indulgent chocolate come together for a delicious dessert, with a fun (naturally) hot pink glaze!

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