Mediterranean Wholegrain Orange Honey Cake Recipe
This Mediterranean Wholegrain Orange Honey Cake is everything you dreamed a honey cake should be. It has a rich amber color, melt-in-your-mouth texture and is pleasantly sweet. It is coated with a toffee-like citrusy glaze, layering enticing flavors and making every mouthful a sheer delight.
Enriched with almond butter, sweetened with honey, and flavored with fresh oranges – this Mediterranean cake is meant to be savored. Enjoy it all year round and particularly on Rosh Hashanah as a healthier take on a traditional treat.
The recipe calls for unsweetened applesauce. You’re welcome to use our Homemade Applesauce Recipe.
Amazingly, this delicious cake is wholegrain-based, and – as in all Kosher Create’s wholegrain desserts – all grains used are 100% wholegrain.
This cake is part of Kosher Create’s special collection that features Healthy Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes For Rosh Hashanah. It’s also included in Kosher Create’s Rosh Hashanah Healthy Menu.
For more Healthy Dairy Free Parve Desserts, visit Kosher Create’s Dairy-Free Parve Dessert Collection. You may want to try our Wholegrain Honey Cookies that pairs honey-flavored wholegrain cookies with a fragrant citrusy syrup.
For more Mediterranean treats, visit our Healthy Mediterranean Dessert Collection. You may want to try our Almond Oat Grape Cake that features grapes, one of The Seven Species. For a gluten-free option try our Almond Orange Cake – a fluffy cake immersed in a homemade citrusy syrup.
And for more cake recipes, visit our Healthy Cake Section in Kosher Create’s Healthy Dessert Recipe Collection.
Mediterranean Wholegrain Orange Honey Cake
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- Round Baking Pan (10 inches – 27 centimeters circumference)
Ingredients
- 3 Eggs
- ½ cup Blanched Almond Butter
- 1 ¼ cups Honey
- ¾ cup Liquid Coffee (mix 3/4 cup boiling water with 2 teaspoons instant coffee – this recipe was tested with decaffeinated instant coffee)
- ½ cup Fresh Orange Juice
- 1 teaspoon Grated Fresh Orange Rind
- 1/2 cup Applesauce (without sugar or preservatives)
- 1 ½ cups Wholegrain Spelt Flour
- 1 ½ cups Oat Flour
- 2 tablespoons Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- Kosher Create’s Orange Honey Glaze
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
- Whisk the eggs and blanched almond butter in an electric mixer until well blended.
- Add the honey, liquid coffee. orange juice and rind and continue to whisk until well blended.
- Add the applesauce and mix until well blended.
- Add the dry ingredients and whisk until fluffy.
- Pour into a round baking pan (10 inches – 27 centimeters circumference).
- Bake for 55 minutes or until tested dry.
- Glaze with Kosher Create’s Orange Honey Glaze.
