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Orange and Coconut Cake

Today I’m sharing an Orange and Coconut Cake recipe.

We have so many oranges that we have harvested from our tree, I decided to use some in a cake.

After all, they are very healthy as researched for my last post. This is another way to make use of this lovely fruit.

I have a recipe for a Coconut and Raspberry Loaf that is really delicious, so I thought that it would easily be adapted to use oranges instead. This recipe is also gluten free with the use of Coconut flour.

The result is really yummy. I really like how the zest gives the cake a lovely colour.

 Orange and Coconut Cake

Ingredients

1 cup coconut flour

½ cup desiccated coconut

1 tsp baking powder or bicarbonate of soda

Zest of 1 orange – finely grated and chopped

4 eggs

1 cup buttermilk (or ¾ cup plain yoghurt & ¼ cup milk)

½ cup honey (or other liquid sweetener) I used rice malt syrup

60g butter – melted

2 tsp vanilla extract

1½ cups chopped orange flesh

 Method

* Preheat oven to 170

* Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper

* Combine coconut flour, desiccated coconut, baking powder and orange zest in a mixing bowl.

* In another bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, butter, honey and vanilla. When well combined, pour the mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.

* Fold in the chopped orange flesh.

* Pour the mix into the loaf tin and smooth the top.

Bake for approximately 1 hour or until cooked. Test with a skewer.

Let the cake cool for at least 10 minutes before removing it from the tin onto a rack to cool.

I hope you enjoy this cake as much as we do.

 Till the next post,

 Live clean n prosper.

My Zucchini Bake or Slice recipe

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Today I’m going to share another recipe. Last night Scott and I got together with a group of friends and I brought along a Zucchini Bake, sliced to share. I received a number of requests to post the recipe today, so here we go.

This Zucchini bake can be made gluten free, it is a healthy meal option and is great for lunch boxes.

The recipe is easy to make and is one way to get children (or fussy adults) to eat vegetables. You can substitute or add different vegetables depending on your preferences. However, I think Zucchini should always be included for the bake to work.

Nutritionally, the Zucchini is one of the very low-calorie vegetables and its peel is an excellent source of dietary fibre. Zucchinis are an excellent source of potassium, and also contain moderate levels of the B-complex group of vitamins.

Ingredients

3 x medium sized zucchinis

2 x medium carrots

1/2 onion or 2 spring onions finely chopped

2 x rashers of bacon finely chopped

(alternatively, I have made this using chicken and also tuna)

1/2 cup grated tasty cheese

1 x tbsp mixed herbs

a little bit of chilli or peppers gives a nice bite

1 x garlic clove – crushed

1 x tbsp olive oil

1/4 cup flour (I use coconut flour)

5 x large eggs

extra grated cheese to sprinkle on the top

 

Method

First preheat your oven to 180c

I use a grater attachment on my food processor to quickly grate the zucchini and carrots. If I don’t have grated cheese, I put  a small piece of cheese in as well.

Put the grated ingredients into a large mixing bowl and add the bacon, onion, garlic, cheese, herbs and mix together.

Add the eggs, oil and flour and mix to combine. Transfer the mix into a baking dish and bake for 40 minutes.

At the 30 or 35 minute mark, sprinkle the extra grated cheese on the top of the slice and return it to the oven.

This bake works really well as a main meal. We cut it into 6 large pieces and serve it with a salad. It also is great as a slice to share , as it tastes equally good cold. Just let it cool a bit before cutting it into squares.

It’s really easy to swap out the meat ingredients or add extra ingredients. Mushrooms and cauliflower also work well. If I add cauliflower, I only put in 1 carrot. The trick is to get the right balance of vegetables and eggs, otherwise it won’t hold together. I have found this out by experience.

I hope that you enjoy this recipe and have fun putting your own spin on it.

 

Until the next post,

 

Live Clean n Prosper

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