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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I liked it. Now I did change it a bit. I used clementine instead of orange cause that’s what I had. But for being a “healthy” cake, it was pretty darn good. Only reason I didn’t give it a 5th star was cause 5 stars are for the unhealthy cakes loaded with sugar and butter lol.
Hi Serena, lol thanks for trying it and I’m glad you liked it!
Yummy! I followed the recipe exactly except for one substitution; I didn’t have any yogurt so I used cottage cheese, lol. I’ve baked a lot with oats as the flour base so I’m pretty used to the kind of texture you get from it. For people wondering, don’t expect a light fluffy cake (unless you use a different flour base). This is dense, but not too dense. It’s a moist comforting everyday cake.
Hi Nina, I’m so glad the cake was to your liking! Thank you for sharing your feedback with this recipe and baking with oats. Its a totally different animal and I’m just so happy we have it as an option when we need it! Cheers!
OMG!!! Delicious!! Even my picky eater sweet lover devoured this cake!! Thank you for the healthier option!! I use two oranges instead of one and a cup of maple syrup.
That’s awesome and thanks so much for sharing you experience with the cake! LOVE IT!
I made this twice. First time was with a mandarin orange which was very bitter. Second time I used an organic seedless orange (as suggested in recipe). It turned out super yummy. Lesson learned…organic is best. Plus make sure you let it bake full 50 mins and get brown. Thanks Stella
HI Doris, so glad you tried it a second time and I’m sorry the first one was a bust! Thank you for the kind feedback – it will be so helpful for all the readers of this post! Cheers!
Easy to make, wonderful smell while cooking and turned out perfectly. so thrilled because I’m normally a rubbish cook. will definitely make again and even try the lemon version. i’m wondering if the people who said it was horrible and bitter were maybe using marmalade oranges – ie Seville?
HI Kate, I’m so happy the cake worked out for you! thanks for the glowing review!
That’s most likely whats happened in my opinion too – the orange peels are bitter on some oranges on not bitter on others. With my cake i also had zero bitterness…
I’ve made a number of whole orange cakes in the past year or two and this oatmeal based version was by far my least favorite. Flavors were good but the cake itself was leaden and unpleasant to eat. The texture especially after it had cooled down was dense and unpleasant. The baking powder had no effect. Just solidified eggy stodge.
I would not waste either oatmeal or eggs on this again
Sorry
Hi William i’m so sorry the cake didnt work for you. please keep in mind that using oats will generally produce a denser cake.
True, but it’s impossible to make this with oatmeal and eggs and not have this result. I made a second version substituting some of the oatmeal with almond flour. It was a big improvement.
Can you use a honey bell orange? My favorite and in season now. Thanks!
Hi Karen they sound delicious! If its a sweet and good quality orange – i feel like it should work here.. please let me know what happens after you try it!
hi, looking fwd to trying thus but want to use the air fryer. any advice on the settings & timings to use fir an air fryer? thank you. UK
Hi Shalisa, I haven’t tried it in the air fryer myself but I think you can set the temp to 325 F and bake for around 30 minutes. When the toothipick comes out clean….
I have made this cake it amazing I love it I use date syrup and coconut condensed for the gracing it was so amazing everyone loved it 😋 thanks for the recipe
I made it with one and a half lemon and with honey instead of maple syrup and it turned out great! Thank you for great and easy recipe 😍
HI Franka, so happy you liked it and thanks for the kind rating!
I loved this cake. I am cutting back on sugar, so I only put in 1/4 cup of maple syrup. I thought it tasted great with less sugar. I also served without the icing, just put a little yogurt and fresh berries on top instead. It was really good and I am thinking it will make a nice breakfast cake. Thank you.
Hi Kit, your feedback is awesome – next time i’m making having this with the yogurt on top! Delish!
Okay so I admittedly made a small change (used sugar instead of maple syrup as I didn’t have it on hand), but this cake turned out amazing (and I don’t even like cake)! I saw it on IG over the weekend and decided it had to be made. Not bitter at all. Going to try it again with maple syrup eventually. Considering trying the lemon cake tomorrow!
Hi Courtney, so glad you tried it and liked it! Thanks for the rating and yes, you do need the lemon one in your life too!
I only bake with oats & maple syrup, so I was excited to see this recipe! I made it exactly & it came out GREAT! So easy to make, smelled great baking, easy cleanup. It didn’t even need the icing. Delicious!
Hi Lulu, glad you liked the cake! Thanks for the kind rating! Cheers!
Couldn’t wait to make this after seeing it, especially cause it looked so easy! I don’t know if it’s because oranges are headed out of season, but my cake was a little bitter. I think next time I would use a whole orange, but only half the rind. Other than that the cake smelled great, had the perfect amount of sweetness & was incredibly easy to make.
Hi RAchel, I feel you and I’m sorry the cake turned out bitter. Next time make sure the orange is organic NAVEL orange. Its the sweet orange definitely for this recipe it works.
I only had a large orange. I think it was a little too much. Small orange next time. I love using oats instead of flour. I topped it with homemade sour cranberry sauce and vanilla yogurt. Delish.
I made this with a few tweaks. I peeled the orange (my kids don’t like the rind) used orange extract instead of vanilla. Used stevia and added chocolate chips. I omitted the glaze. It was delicious!!!