Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
¼ cup oat flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
⅓ cup ground almonds
1 cup orange juice concentrate
⅓ cup flavourful extra virgin olive oil
Finely grated zest of 2 large oranges, preferably organic
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ tbsp vanilla
½ tsp almond extract
2 tbsp ground almonds
Glaze / Topping:
Zest of 1 orange
¼ cup orange juice concentrate
3 ½ oz stevia sweetened bittersweet chocolate
2 tsp mild olive oil (or almond oil)
1 packet vanilla flavoured stevia
pinch sea salt
2 tbsp flaked almonds
Directions
- Preheat to 350°F and line a 9” springform pan with parchment.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, salt, baking powder and ground almonds
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the orange juice concentrate, oil, zest, vinegar, vanilla and almond extracts.
- Pour into the dry mixture and whisk until the batter is smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Rotate the pan to level the batter and tap it lightly on the counter. Bake for 43 to 45 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack.
- Sprinkle cake with 1 tbsp ground almonds and cool completely.
- When cool, sprinkle serving plate with remaining almonds and invert cake onto it. Set aside while preparing glaze.
- Glaze / Topping:
- Combine orange zest, orange juice concentrate and chocolate in a small saucepan and melt gently over low heat.
- Stir in oil, flavoured stevia and salt.
- Pour into a bowl and let sit 15-20 minutes to thicken before use.
- Pour glaze over the cake and sprinkle generously with flaked almonds
Source: Yummy Smells
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