Flourless Almond & Orange Cake (Gluten-Free & Grain Free) (2024)

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This FlourlessOrange & Almond Cake I have ever had! It is packed with bright orange flavour, super moist and so delicious! This cake is Paleo, Refined Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Diary Free, and Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal.

With just 7 ingredients, this Grain Free Orange Cake is incredibly simple but packed with delicious citrus and nut flavour. So what’s the secret?

Simmering the oranges in a pot of water before pureeing and adding to the batter results in a super moist cake with a deep citrus flavour in every bite.

When pureeing the orange, you can put the entire orange into the blender which will give the cake a slight bitter taste (which I love) or alternatively using a sharp knife you can remove the peel from one or both of the oranges before blending which will result in a sweeter cake.

To really maximize the orange flavour I topped the Grain Free Orange & Almond Cake with slices of dried orange which are super simple to make in the oven. I also brush the top before serving with a sweet orange and honey glaze, which gives the cake a nice glistening sheen. You can easily skip one or both of these components and you will still have a delicious cake.

This Grain Free Orange & Almond Cake is great served with afternoon tea, or as a simple dessert topped with a scoop of ice cream.

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If you make this recipe let me know in the comment section below, I would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me (@everylastbite_) on Instagram, I love seeing your photos!

Orange, Pistachio & Almond Cake

Every Last Bite

The best grain free cake I have ever had! It is packed with flavour, super moist and so delicious!

Ingredients

2 oranges
3 eggs
2/3 cup honey
1 cup ground pistachios
2 cups almond flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda

Topping

1 orange*
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp honey

Instructions

Rinse the oranges and place them in a pot. Cover with water and simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
After 1 hour drain the pot and place the oranges in a blender. Blend for approximately 1 minutes until the oranges have formed a puree
To make the ground pistachios place them in a coffee grinder or food processor and grind until there are no chunky pieces and everything has ground down to a fine powder.
Preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). Grease a loose bottom cake pan
In a bowl combine the orange puree, eggs, honey, ground pistachios, almond flour, vanilla extract and baking soda. Pour into the greased cake pan
Bake for 1 hour. If the top begins to brown too quickly, cover with tinfoil. The cake will be done once a cake inserted into the top comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, in a small pot combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 2 tbsp honey and allow to reach boiling point before reducing the heat to simmer. Allow to simmer until the amount of liquid has reduced by approximately half. Remove from the heat and set aside until the cake has come out of the oven.
Once the cake is out of the oven, brush the orange and honey mixture over the entire surface. Top with the slices of dried orange. Run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen before unclasping the outer ring.

Notes

*If making the dried orange slices from scratch, wash an orange and using a sharp knife thinly cut it into slices no thicker then 0.5cm. Place the slices on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for one hour at 150 degrees Celsius, flipping half way through baking to ensure they don't burn

Nutrition

Calories: 3212kcalCarbohydrates: 363gProtein: 94gFat: 180gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 491mgSodium: 748mgPotassium: 2548mgFiber: 47gSugar: 286gCalcium: 861mgIron: 17mg

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77 comments on “Flourless Almond & Orange Cake”

Hillary Kessler — June 12, 2024 @ 12:46 am Reply

Made this cake last night. AMAZING!! Husband said it might be his favorite. Sserved it at book club. Ladies loved it as well. Definitely one of my favorites. So good. Only thing is that it took me 1 hour and 40 minutes to bake. Oranges were super large, so maybe that played a part. I covered with foil from the beginning, but still got a little darker then I wanted on the edges. It didn’t affect the cake at all, but when I make this again, I will keep this in mind and will lower the temperature after the first hour and cook it in a slower over til it firms up.
Lynn — June 4, 2023 @ 3:31 pm Reply

My cake didn’t rise and I wondered if the baking soda measurement was correct. Also wondered why no salt in the recipe?
Mara — December 25, 2022 @ 1:29 am Reply

Hi. Can I use monk fruit instead of honey? I have a monk fruit blend that can be used like sugar.
Shirley — December 4, 2022 @ 8:46 pm Reply

Looks delicious- I have a question on freezing the cake. Do you put the glaze on when you are going to serve it or before putting in the freezer
- Every Last Bite — December 6, 2022 @ 11:10 pm Reply
  
  For the best flavour I would recommend putting the glaze on after freezing, although that being said it will still be fine if you put the glaze on before freezing
Amber — May 8, 2022 @ 2:12 am Reply

I’m confused with this recipe! Do we blend the whole orange rind and all?
Pratibha Bhasin — March 9, 2022 @ 4:41 pm Reply

Can you add cranberries to the mixture for the cake ?
Skye — December 20, 2021 @ 4:17 am Reply

If you plan on making the slightly sweeter cake without the orange peels, do you still simmer them with the peel on and then remove or do you just peel them right from the start?
damlasu dilova — November 17, 2021 @ 1:09 pm Reply

Hi Carmen,
Thank you very much for this delicious cake recipe with orange, almond, and especially pistachios. I really like pistachios. I’m crazy cakes with pistachios. It seems awesome. I will try your recipe as soon as possible. I’m sure I will love it. I wish you the best of luck and every success in the future.