Healthy Whole Orange Blender Cake
I’m obsessed with the smell and flavor of this cake it does give off Vasilopita cake vibes but I was so thrilled when the oats and maple syrup worked in this recipe to make it healthier for you. The smell though is INSANE!
You can use regular all purpose flour here or gluten free flour instead of the oats. You can also use granular sugar instead of the maple syrup. The flavor will all taste amazing and you will have guests going for seconds for sure. There is absolutely no bitterness from the orange peel whatsoever!
The beauty of the recipe is that any fruit can be subbed in like a large lemon, 2 limes or a pear. I cannot wait to try more flavor for this simple to make recipe. My only recommendation is to stick to ORGANIC fruits since your are using and eating the peels.
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Healthy Whole Orange Blender Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 whole Navel orange (organic)
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional Icing:
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 orange, zested then juiced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉ Line an 8 inch round pan with parchment paper or grease it.
- Rinse and dry your orange. Remove any exterior stems and then quarter it. Remove any seeds. You are using the WHOLE ORANGE here – peel and all.
- Add the ingredients to your blender or food processor in the order listed above. Blend till smooth and then pour the batter into your pan. Bake for 50 minutes to an hour or until top of cake is golden. Remove from oven and allow to set in the pan for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to fully cool.
Optional Icing:
- Whisk together the ingredients till smooth. Drizzle on cake when fully cooled.
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Excellent! I followed the recipe as it is and it is delicious! Thank you!
Hi Chase, I’m so glad you tried the cake out! Thanks for coming back to leaving your feedback too!
Hi, How many servings does this cake make? I boiled the orange for 10 minutes, refreshed the water and boiled again for the same amount of time. This technique reduced the bitterness of the orange.
Great recipe. Thank you.
Hi Julie, thanks for trying out the recipe and coming back to share your tips and feedback with it!
This recipe makes 10 servings. All my recipes list the servings at the very top of the recipe box.
While you can make substitutions, they will change the outcome. Blending oats will not have the same effect as blending a gluten flour, so I would recommend stirring the flour in at the end. It looks like those with problems changed the flour.
As far as baking with whole citrus, typically you will chose a fruit with a thin peel and if it has a lot of pith you can cut that off before blending. You can also use a vegetable peeler to only take off the outside of the peel without all of the pith. Faster than shaving off the rind. Then use the rind and the wedges.
These cakes will have some bitterness with the sweetness. That’s what makes them special. Like a balanced coffee or chocolate, the bitter and sweet is a good thing.
If you look at the picture, this is a dense cake. Not a fluffy one.
I think it tastes better the next day.
I love this cake however have been given a huge bag of apples – can I substitute and if so what quantities would you suggest – thankyou again for great recipies
great cake thankyou
Super easy, moist and full of flavour
So delicious and the perfect “not too sweet” cake. I’ve made it twice now, including once with what I worried was a subpar orange (a ton of rind, fruit not that juicy) and as both a round cake and as muffins. Came out wonderful both times!
People are using flour and saying it didn’t turn out but yet your recipe doesn’t call for flour! This is delicious. Just follow the recipe and you can’t mess this up. Thanks for sharing
Mine came out dark not light like the one you made it didn’t taste burned but I was disappointed
Cooked this orange cake on a cold winter’s day and it turned out lovely. Served with a bit of cream and had a lovely earl grey tea with it to wash it down.😁