dōTERRA delicious // Orange Fennel Almond Cake with Orange Glaze

You will need:

For the cake:

  • 2 whole oranges
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/3 cup raw honey (or preferred sweetener)
  • 1 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • seeds of 1/2 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla essence 
  • 1 drop dōTERRA Fennel (sweet) essential oil

For the glaze:

  • 1 orange
  • 1/4 cup raw honey (or preferred sweetener)
  • 1 cup filtered water
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • zest of 1 orange
  • additional fennel seeds for garnishing

How: 

  1. Place the whole oranges in a deep pot and fill with enough water to cover them completely.
  2. Over low to medium heat, cook for about 1 hour. Set aside to cool.
  3. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
  4. Grease a cake tin with some coconut oil. Set aside.
  5. When the oranges are cool, cut into quarters, remove any seeds and any inside white parts. Place into the food processor bowl. Pulse until smooth.
  6. Add the eggs, sweetener (honey), vanilla, fennel essential oil and sea salt. Pulse until smooth.
  7. Add the almond flour, arrowroot powder and baking soda and pulse again until well blended.
  8. Pour into the cake tin and bake for 45-50 minutes.
  9. Remove from heat and allow to cool before glazing.

For the glaze:

  1. Grate the orange and reserve the zest.
  2. Peel off what is left of the skin of the orange, and cut the flesh into small chunks.
  3. Place the orange pieces and the rest of the ingredients in a small pot, over low heat, and cook about 20-25 minutes until the orange pieces are caramelised. Allow to cool at room temperature.
  4. With an immersion blender, slightly puree. (Alternatively, you can leave with the chunks for a more rustic look.)
  5. Pour over the top of the cake and drizzle with some additional fennel seeds.
  6. Serve plain or with yogurt! 
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