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 made this and it was good. Children even liked it. I used date syrup instead of maple. Added chopped walnuts, raisins & flax seed. Drizzled icing (just a little) I think it helped make moist. Taste good with whip cream too.
Hi Shirley, glad you enjoyed the cake and thanks for sharing your recommendations with us! Cheers!
truly amazing and delicious….you ate phenomenal
Hi Richard, glad you liked the cake and thanks for the kind feedback on here!!
I made this cake this morning as we had visitors for afternoon tea. I’m in UK so not used to using cup measurements but it all worked out fine. The cake, although quite dense, tasted lovely and I served it with a spoonful of Greek Yoghurt which was nice. I have made other whole orange cakes before but hadn’t used porridge oats instead of regular flour. My Thermomix which made short work of blending everything and it took an hour to cook to an internal temperature of 96C.
Hi Vivienne, I’m glad you liked the cake with oats! My recipes do have the option to switch over to the metric measurements though. Its a button thats located in the recipe box at the right of the ingredients…
Hello from London England!
Fabulous cake – thankyou for sharing recipe.
I’ve made this 4 times over 4 weeks using oranges and lemons and, using honey instead of maple syrup. All delicious
Still working out some minor tinkering as last one was too wet, this could be that my measurements were over generous or too much icing sugar 🙂
Wondering if I can use apples and nuts possibly?
Thanks again!
Hello Mrs Mo, That’s awesome – I’m glad the recipe is a winner for you! thanks for coming back to leave your feedback and rate it!
I made this for my friends. It was so easy and so yummy.
How would you make this into muffins?
Hi Janice – awesome! Glad you guys enjoyed the cake recipe! <3
I made this a few weeks ago and had some in the freezer, I just had a slice and it is so damn good! Thank you for the recipe! Looks just like the picture! I added a few dried cranberries on top of the icing, amazing easy cake!!!
απιστευτη υπεροχη γεύση θελω να το φάω ολο μπραβο Στέλλα θα ήθελα να ρωτήσω μπορώ κ στο κεικ λεμονιου να χρησιμοποιήσω σφενδαμο η μελι αντι ζαχαρη,?
I must have done something wrong, my cake turned out very dense and didn’t rise. The lemon cake is amazing!
Hi Carol, I’m so sorry this cake didn’t work out for you but I’m glad the lemon is more to your liking!!
My cake turned out too dense. The flavors weren’t there either. Won’t make it again.
Soooo tasty and incredibly easy!
Hi Larissa, so glad you enjoyed it!
I have made three of these already! Love the ingredients and they are delicious! I made a lemon one and an orange one. Both are so good!
The only thing I changed was the frosting. I use one block of organic cream cheese, 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt and 1/4 cup of maple syrup, and lemon zest or orange zest depending on which one you’re making. Stir up well. It really makes all the difference!
I use two lemons for the lemon cake and one orange for the orange cake.
Hi Lora, Awesome feedback! thanks for taking the time to write this and I’m glad the cakes were enjoyed!
sorry a correction to my first comment. Its about 200 calories wuthout glaze.
i substituted a quarter of the oats for whey protein powder, and since that was sweet I just put a tablespoon of syrup in it. I also added 1/4 eggwhite (I”m trying to squeeze in more protein and reduce carbs everywhere I can!). I also baked in a small oven so it cooked in 35 minutes when I temped the internal temperature at 185. it was still moist, flavourful and not bitter, almost the texture of a fudge brownie, which I enjoyed. We may try it tonight with some whip and a simple raspberry puree for a healtier treat, since I’ve been craving cake hard. Great recipe, so easy.
I would say for anyone saying too moist, or the texture being off, your blender may not be powerful enough, you may not be measuring accurately (weighted measures would be great) by using overfilling cups, your orange could be juicier or larger, your oven temp could be off, or sea level/ambient humidity could be different than the recipe developers. With all my tweaks, it still turned out great, which means the recipe developer did a great job. Did I mention this was SO easy?
Just a note, because serving size isn’t listed with the nutritional info, but at the top of the recipe it says 10 seveings,, thats about 300 calories perslice. when I wrighed my cake after baking its was 700g, so each setving is about 70g with glaze.i used a roughly 6×10 pan, and each serve is a bit larger than 1 inch scare
My husband loved this cake.
Hi Vicki, glad the hubbie enjoyed!
What about using oat flour?
Yes you can but then it would be less – 1.5 cups oat flour
My teen boys love this because it’s delicious and healthy!
Hi Michelle, glad everyone loved it! Thank you for trying it out!
best thing I’ve ever made! so moist, dense and delicious. lots of orange flavor and incredibly easy to make. my new favorite cake.
Hi Lauretta, so glad you tried it and liked it! Thanks for the kind review! <3