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I love oranges and anything with oranges, but I especially love this! Even those who don’t love oranges as much as I do still absolutely love this cake. It’s one of my all-time favorites–not too sweet, but just right. And adding chocolate chips? Well, who doesn’t love orange with chocolate?
Before you start making it, there’s two very important notes. The first time I made this cake, I boiled the oranges and immediately put them into the Nutribullet to blend. I didn’t realize that the pressure from the hot oranges would blow off the lid, and orange sauce shot all over my kitchen! So, from experience, I can warn you to make sure the oranges are completely cooled off before you blend them.
The second thing I learned by mistake is that when you add the chocolate chips, you want to be sure the batter is completely cool. Once when my batter was still warm, I folded in the chocolate chips, and they melted completely, making the cake a blended chocolate-orange flavor instead of a chocolate chip cake.
Baker beware!
Extra Moist Orange Paleo Cake with Chocolate Chips
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 3 small oranges
- 5 medium eggs
- ½ cup honey
- 3 dropperfuls stevia I prefer Trader Joe's brand
- 2 to 2½ cups almond flour not almond meal
- ¼ stick butter I use goat butter
- 2 pinches salt
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips I use HU Dark Chocolate Baking Gems
- 1 teaspoon butter for greasing pan
Topping #1 For Cake
- 2 to 4 ounces dried orange slices with peel on
Topping #2 For Cake
- 6 pieces very thinly sliced oranges with peel on
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 340℉.
- Grease a 9-inch round baking pan with the 1 teaspoon butter. (I prefer a springform pan).
- Wash oranges thoroughly and boil them whole until they are soft (1 to 2 hours). You will know when they are ready when a fork easily slides right through them. Set aside to cool.
- When completely cooled, place one entire orange with skin on in a blender.
- Cut the remaining two oranges in half and scoop out the inside fruit into the blender with the other orange. When scooping, avoid the pith--the white part between the peel and the fruit. Make sure to remove any seeds. Blend until smooth and transfer from the blender to a food processor.
- Add the eggs, honey, stevia, remaining butter, salt, baking soda, vanilla extract, and 2 cups of almond flour to the food processor. Pulse until the ingredients are completely blended. Test the consistency with a fork. If the consistency is thick enough, do not add the remaining ½ cup of almond flour. However, if the mixture is too thin, add the remaining ½ cup of almond flour and pulse again until the mixture is completely blended and smooth. (Note that the consistency may vary depending on the size and juiciness of the oranges used.)
- When the batter is completely smooth and a cool, pour it into a big bowl. Add the chocolate chips and lightly fold them in.
- Transfer the mixture into the greased baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a probe in the middle such as a toothpick or fork comes out clean.
- If you would like to add a topping see below for instructions.
Optional Topping #1:
- Put dried orange slices with peel on into a blender or Nutribullet and grind into a loose powder.
- Sprinkle over cake to your desired thickness.
Optional Topping #2 For Decoration:
- Place very thinly sliced orange slices on top of cake for decoration.
