Gluten-free orange cake with fennel | Glutenfreewhisk

This orange cake recipe is so amazing with just the flavor of fresh orange and fennel seeds, and this combination is like the pairing made in heaven. Moist orange cake with a fennel and nuts syrup is an egg-free and gluten-free super easy orange cake recipe.

Fresh orange or Kinnow that I have used in this recipe are really good and have a lot of sweet juice with just enough tanginess that seems perfect for this whole orange cake recipe with a simple orange and fennel syrup. You can even add orange zest in this recipe, but I have avoided adding orange zest as lately I am getting acquainted with the taste of zest which I earlier use to loathe. Lemon or orange zest are growing on me, and I am adding it to my liking in recipes I want to. 

Since this orange cake recipe is egg free thus adding condensed milk is really important. The taste of condensed milk with ghee just adds that great taste that I can't explain in words. You have to try this recipe as everything added in this is just adding a level more to its beauty. If you want to skip condensed milk with sweetener of choice, then I will suggest you use curd or yogurt that will help this recipe in rising and working exactly in the same way.

Oat flour and rice flour are my two go to ingredients when baking a gluten-free cake. I love how the text comes out of the cake. And this moist cake with fresh orange juice and sugar syrup on top helps elevate the moistness level even more. Everyone in my family loved this cake. Maybe it's because after a long time I have made a cake without compromising on the ghee and sugar level and have added it in apt quantity without thinking about controlling the sugar.

Confession - I absolutely need to work on my syrup skills. No doubt this was one of the best cakes I have made recently but I think my syrup could have been better in appearance. Taste wise it is a solid 10/10. The freshly crushed fennel seeds with orange juice works like magic.

Most of my cake recipes are egg free like this orange cake recipe. If you are looking for other winter special gluten-free and egg- free cake recipes with syrup, then you should my sticky date pudding with syrup it is an absolute delight.

If you are looking for rice flour cake recipes then try Rice flour almond and blueberry cake. It is soft, spongy and gluten-free cake.

INGREDIENTS -

To bake the orange cake -

Juice of 1 whole orange, with fiber (except 2 tbsp, keep it aside for later)

120 ml condensed milk or as per sweetness

5 tbsp oats flour, gluten-free 

2 tbsp rice flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

a pinch of salt

2 tbsp Ghee

A little water to give the batter correct consistency 

For orange and fennel sugar syrup

1 tsp Freshly crushed fennel seeds

4 tsp powdered white sugar

Chopped almonds and pistachios 

1 tbsp fresh orange juice, sieved 

METHOD -

1. Pre heat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Greased a baking tin of choice with ghee and set aside. I have used a heart shaped tin as I am baking this cake for my sweet February series with everything sweet to celebrate Valentine month.

2. In a bowl add oats and rice flour followed by baking powder, baking soda, a pinch of salt. Now add the orange juice, ghee and condensed milk and cut and fold the mixture. Mix well so that there are no lumps. Add a little water as required to give the cake batter the desired consistency. Don't make it runny. 

3. Pour the batter in the greased cake tin and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.

4. Allow the cake to cool a little, demould it. When it is still a little warm prick the cake with a knife and add 2 tbsp of orange juice saved earlier. Spread it evenly and let it get all soaked.

5. To make the fennel and orange sugar syrup. Take the powdered sugar in a bowl add orange juice and mix it well to make a runny syrup. Now add the chopped nuts and fennel seeds to it and mix.

6. Pour this syrup over the cake now and spread it well.

7. Slice and serve the cake and indulge with your favorite tea or a cup of coffee.

Note - In winter season this cake will stay fresh for 3-4 days outside but if you are making it in slight warmer time then make sure you slice it and keep it in an airtight container in refrigerator so that it stays nice and don't get spoiled. The reason being fresh orange juice that we are adding on the top makes it susceptible to spoiling if not consumed in time.

Make sure you add sweetness with care as the syrup is made of sugar totally so in order to not make the cake over sweet add condensed milk accordingly.

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Gluten-free orange cake with fennel | Glutenfreewhisk