This Gluten Free Orange Almond Flour Cake recipe, made with six healthy ingredients, is one of our favorite gluten free desserts.
Gluten Free Orange Almond Flour Cake
Every time I serve it people are shocked to find out my Orange Almond Flour Cake is made with whole oranges, peel, and all.
Almond Flour Recipes
Using the whole orange adds an incredible flavor dimension to this gluten free cake, as well as healthy bioflavonoids.
This is one of my nutritious almond flour recipes that you don’t want to miss out on.
Gluten Free Cake
Wondering how to make Orange Almond Flour Cake from scratch? All you need is whole oranges, almond flour, eggs, honey, salt, and baking soda. –that’s it!
People tell me it’s the best recipe for gluten free cake they’ve ever had!
Gluten Free Orange Almond Flour Cake
Ingredients
- 2 small oranges, 6.5 ounces each
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cup honey
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Wash the oranges and boil them whole (peel and all) for 1½ hours, or until soft
- Place whole oranges (peel and all) in a food processor and blend until smooth
- Pulse in eggs, honey, almond flour, salt, and baking soda until well combined
- Pour batter into a greased 9 inch springform pan
- Bake at 375°F for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean
- Cool in the pan for 2 hours
- Serve
Orange Cake Recipe
This easy orange cake recipe is the perfect dessert for holidays such as:
But we love it so much we make this cake all year long! My holiday guests rave about this healthy gluten free recipe.
Orange Cake
If you’ve never had orange cake you’re in for a treat.
I first came upon an orange almond cake recipe in the 1990s in one of Claudia Roden’s cookbooks, The Book of Jewish Food.
Roden is a British cookbook author, food scholar, and cultural anthropologist. She is also one of my heroes.
According to Roden, orange almond cake is a traditional Sephardic recipe commonly served at Passover.
Gluten Free Passover Dessert Recipes
This Gluten Free Orange Almond Flour Cake is perfect for Passover because it does not contain chametz.
As an aside, all of my dessert recipes are Kosher for Passover since they are free of chametz!
Whole Orange Cake Recipe
It seems weird to make a cake with whole oranges.
However, using the orange with its peel is what makes my orange cake with almond flour moist and totally unique.
Yes, as I mentioned, use the entire orange, including the peel! Make sure your oranges are fresh and sweet so the cake is fresh and flavorful.
Make Ahead Almond Flour Cake Recipes
You can make this cake recipe ahead of time, that’s what I do when we’re entertaining.
If I’m having people over for Shabbat dinner, I make the cake Wednesday, let it cool on the counter overnight, then wrap it and store it in the fridge until Friday.
Cuisinart Food Processor
You know I love getting into the kitchen to test recipes for you and enjoy sharing my favorite kitchen tools, including this food processor.
This one is not only affordable, it gets the job done quickly and easily.
Gluten Free Dairy Free Desserts
Using a good food processor blends this cake batter to perfection, making it incredibly smooth.
Still, it’s amazing this cake is so rich and melt in your mouth delicious, given the lack of butter and flour. This is a fantastic gluten free, dairy free dessert.
Chocolate Orange Cake
I’ve always wanted to smother this orange cake in my Chocolate Dairy Free Frosting recipe.
As a kid, I loved chocolate-covered orange peel, and couldn’t get enough of that flavor combo. I haven’t tried it here yet, but I imagine it would be incredible.
Almond Flour Lemon Cake
This paleo cake recipe would be incredible with lemons, though many adjustments would need to be made since lemons are smaller than oranges, not as sweet, and far more bitter.
I tested this orange cake recipe a couple of dozen times to perfect it so I’m not sure how substitutions would work in order to create a recipe for lemon cake.
I wish I had a crystal ball, it would make the process so much easier! If you do experiment with lemons leave a comment and let us know if it works.
Gluten Free Desserts
Thankfully, you really don’t need to experiment with anything, given that I have hundreds of easy recipes for gluten free desserts here on the website and in my three cookbooks!
Gluten Free Orange Cake
But back to my orange cake recipe, which has been shared over ten thousand times on social media –it’s a real deal hit!
When I serve it, everyone loves it –those with diet restrictions as well as folks who can eat anything they want.
Almond Flour Cake
My cakes with almond flour are so popular because they’re rich, dense, and full of flavor.
Almond Flour Baking
Another benefit of almond flour baking is that it’s low carb and healthy.
I love using almond flour rather than the usual high carb wheat flour, the main ingredient in most cakes.
Gluten Free Dessert Recipes
All of the easy gluten free recipes for desserts below are also dairy free cakes.
Gluten Free Coffee Cake
My homemade Gluten Free Coffee Cake is one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s also one of my most popular recipes, with over forty thousand shares on social media.
Made with a base of almond flour, plus five other ingredients, you can throw this low carb coffee cake together in no time.
Gluten Free Carrot Cake
This lightly sweetened nut free Carrot Cake recipe from scratch will blow your mind.
This is one of my favorite cakes made without almond flour.
It’s a nut free cake everyone can enjoy. If you’re allergic to nuts, be sure to check out my Nut Free Recipes page.
Gluten Free Birthday Cake
If you’re looking for a cake that’s chocolate, this family favorite Gluten Free Birthday Cake is a clear winner.
I made this easy cake recipe often when the boys were growing up. Soon they took over and made it for my birthday!
Prefer vanilla birthday cake? Check out my fan favorite Gluten Free Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
Both of these gluten free cakes are nut free and made with a base of coconut flour.
Healthy Cake Recipes
I hope you love these healthy cake recipes as much as we do and that you enjoy all of my gluten free recipes!
Which of these cake recipes will you bake?
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared this Gluten Free Orange Almond Flour Cake in November 2008.
Nancy says
This morning I made this orange cake with butter flavored Keto syrup.
I made the keto syrup last nite.
I did two cakes, exactly the same. Cook time was 34 minutes at 365degrees, middle oven rack.
It is absolutely delicious.
Elana says
Nancy, thanks for your comment! I was thinking about you this weekend and feeling thankful to have you as a reader! I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving. And thanks for letting me know this cake is absolutely delicious :-)
Ann Katz says
This is my favorite cake; I eat a small slice every day, and I give it as gifts with a small amount of sifted powdered sugar on top. It makes the cakes look so fancy. Thank you, Elana, your recipes are my favorite.
Elana says
Ann, I love that I get to be part of your day via this cake!!!
Claudia says
I’d like to double the recipe and bake it in a bundt pan. Any tips from someone who’s done it??? Thanks so much! ☺️
Elana says
Claudia, I think someone mentioned in the comments that they had tried that :-)
Mary says
I had to improvise as I did not have enough almond flour or honey
I also doubled the recipe and used a bundt pan
2 – 8 oz oranges
1 cup almond flour
3 cups bob mills paleo flour
1/2 cup honey
1 cup cane sugar
8 eggs
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsps baking soda
I baked according to the original post
it turned out great!
PS- boiling the oranges was a first for me and my house smelled fantastic!
Elana says
Thanks Mary!
Lilly says
I did this with some oranges that were a little larger than recommended, it baked just fine, but it had a bitter aftertaste. I found I could counteract the bitterness with some Hershey’s chocolate syrup on top.
Elana says
Lilly, the bitterness may have come from using a larger amount of oranges than called for in the recipe. Glad you still found this tasty and enjoyed it :-)
Claudia says
I had the same experience. Yhe bitterness faded after a day, and even more so after 2 days. What was left was an intense orange flavor. I will definitely do it this way again!
Jan says
Elana, this looks so good. We have almond allergies at our house. Do you know what adjustments would need to be made to substitute coconut flour for the almond?
Elana says
Jan, I haven’t tried that so not sure. For more on that go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-baking/
Enjoy!
Elana
Chrissy Drummond says
Hi Elana,
I used coconut flour yesterday for this recipe and it worked well, I would recommend.
Chrissy
Elana says
Chrissy, thanks! Just a note to other readers, coconut flour and almond flour cannot be used cup for cup in recipes.
Heather says
Hi Chrissy, how much coconut flour did you use in place of the almond?
Kim Quinn says
I have both a funeral and a delayed graduation party to attend tomorrow. 2 questions, please.
1. To save time, as I am making 70 chicken salad sandwiches from scratch also, can I double the recipe, simmer 4 oranges and pulse in the eggs amndnd honey and refridgerated over night? Add almond flour, baking soda and salt in the morning?
2. Can I put a double batter in a 9×13 pan? Same cook time?
Heeeelp and Thank you!!!
Elana says
Kim, thanks for your comment and wow, what a day you will be having. I haven’t tried making this in 2 steps so not sure about that. I think it’s a worthy experiment! I also haven’t tried doubling this recipe and would need to test it to see if that would work, I’m guessing it may not without substantial adjustments. I hope your day is as smooth as possible and sending my condolences and best wishes to you.
Janys says
Love your recipes but you use too much almond flour which amounts to a great amount of almonds which I don’t believe is healthy for the gut!
Elana says
Janys, thanks for your comment! Here’s a link to my recipes that don’t use almond flour for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/nut-free-diet/
Have a fantastic day!
Elana
Jules says
I’m in the UK and would love to bake this cake but we don’t use measuring cups here. Would you be able to tell me what the weight conversions are in either grams or ounces please
Elana says
Jules, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Rebecca says
Hi Jules, I just use a coffee mug as my cup measure. As long as you use the same cup/mug for the recipe it will work :) and Thank You Elana for the most amazing recipes and sharing them :)
Elana says
Rebecca, you’re welcome!
Rachel says
The Orange cake is so delicious I have made it for every event, party or dinner I have attended since I made it the first time and the rave reviews continue!
Thanks as always for your delicious, thoughtful and simple recipes! They have changed my life in the kitchen.
Elana says
Rachel, thanks for letting me know this cake gets rave reviews every time you make it :-)