Grain-Free Orange Cake with Cardamom Frosting
This Grain-Free Orange Cake With Cardamom Frosting is bursting with citrus flavour and comes with a tangy and healthier cream cheese topping. Perfect for serving as a birthday cake and party dessert to wow your guests.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Bake time37 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, European
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 267kcal
For the orange cake
- 100 g almond flour (1 cup)
- 100 g ground almonds (1 cup)
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 60 ml coconut oil (¼ cup) melted
- 80 ml maple syrup (⅓ cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 orange (juice and zest)
- pinch of salt
For the cardamom frosting
- 250 g cream cheese (7 oz) full fat
- 1 ½ tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F). Grease a round 20cm (8 inch) cake pan with a little coconut oil and line the bottom with parchment paper. Zest and juice the orange.
In a big bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients (almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and pinch of salt). In a different bowl, mix all the wet ingredients (eggs, coconut oil, maple syrup, orange juice and orange zest).
Pour the wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture and whisk/mix until combined and smooth with no lumps.
Transfer the batter into the cake pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the dough comes out mostly clean.
Meanwhile, mix cream cheese, cardamom and maple syrup in a bowl with a whisk. Cover and store in the fridge until the cake is ready.
Take the cake out of the oven, let it cool completely and remove it from the pan. Coat with the cream cheese frosting, slice and serve.
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 267kcal