Yesterday I decided to bake a light chocolate cake and off I went to the internet in search of inspiration. I found several version of the same basic chocolate cake with no butter and no eggs, but I decided I wanted something with orange in it too. After looking here and there I could find nothing I really liked, so I went off on to preparing my cake. For being a first attempt, I have to say I am pretty happy with the result. The major thing is that the texture is a bit gummy, not unpleasantly gummy, but not perfect either. I think next time I will reduce the orange and maybe add more milk. Also, my oranges weren’t that good a bit on the watery side and you can tell even after they had been baked in the cake, so stick to good oranges!
Ingredients
- 2 oranges (next time I might do just one and add more milk)
- 3.5 oz. brown sugar
- 5 oz. whole wheat flour
- 2 oz. cocoa powder
- 1 spoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
Directions
- First I quartered 2 oranges and I blended them in the food processor, then I added the whole wheat flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder to the orange and mixed everything and finally I added milk a bit at a time until the batter was smooth but not liquid. It should be almost dense enough to hold a spoon.
- Finally, I poured the batter in a greased pan and cooked the cake in the oven at 385F for about 35-40 minutes. The cake is better eaten cold the next day.
Hi! I'm PolaM, the Italian cooking in the Midwest.
Me too! If you look around you'll see I have been experimenting with no fats cakes for a bit…. My favorite so far is the honey and walnut cake.
Looks great! I love anything that can make me feel a little better about eating cake!
Would be lovely with a scoop of vanilla ice!