Recipe: Orange, Almond &
Chia Cake

By Jean.

Ingredients

• 2 large navel oranges
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup castor sugar
• 220 grams almond meal
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

Place oranges in large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes until soft.

Drain and cool

Roughly chop oranges, including skin. Remove pips only.

Place in food processor and process until finely chopped and pulpy.

Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line cake pan with baking paper.

In a large bowl place eggs, sugar and vanilla extract and beat with an electric mixer until thick and creamy.

Add the orange pulp almond meal, flour, baking powder and chia seeds. Stir gently to mix well.

Pour mixture into prepared cake pan, and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake is cooked through when tested with a skewer.

Stand for 30 minutes before turning out onto wire cake rack.

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