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Upside Down Orange Chocolate Cake

Yields8 ServingsPrep Time45 minsCook Time1 hr 5 minsTotal Time1 hr 50 mins

If you are a jaffa lover then this one is for you! The rich, dense chocolate cake isn’t just a treat for the eyes but it also tastes incredible with its infusions of orange. But why stop there - take it to the next level with the orange caramel glaze! All Gaia Tree recipes are vegan and this one is no exception. Plus it's refined-sugar-free. So much goodness! Speaking of which, do check out our product with a similar taste profile - Orange Ginger vegan choc Blind Dates.

Gaia Tree's dense vegan upside down orange chocolate cake drenched in caramel glaze

For orange chocolate cake:
 270 g Oat flour
 100 g Almond meal
 30 g Buckwheat flour
 200 g Coconut sugar
 50 g Cacao powder
 1 tsp Salt
 Oranges
 ¾ cup Coconut oil
 2 cups Freshly squeezed orange juice
 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
 1 Orange
 2 tbsp Water
For caramel glaze:
  cup Freshly squeezed orange juice
  cup Coconut sugar
 2 tbsp Coconut cream
Orange chocolate cake:
1

Preheat the oven to 140°C. Line a 22.5cm diameter x 4.5cm deep round baking tin with baking paper. Set aside.

2

Add all the dry ingredients, oat flour, almond meal, buckwheat flour, sugar, cacao powder, orange zest, salt to a medium bowl, mix and set aside.

3

Slice the orange into 3mm thick round pieces, use a mandoline slicer if available. Add orange and water to a small saucepan and bring to boil, simmer on low heat for 5 minutes. Carefully layer the orange slices onto the baking tin.

4

Use the same saucepan in (3), add orange juice and bring to boil. Pour the hot orange juice into a large bowl, then add oil, apple cider vinegar and whisk until combined.

5

To form the cake batter, add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix immediately until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.

6

Pour the mixture over the orange and bake for 60-70 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

7

Once cooked, leave in the baking tin for 10 minutes before flipping upside down onto a cake rack to cool.

Caramel glaze:
8

Add orange juice and sugar to a saucepan on low heat, stir until the sugar has dissolved. Then bring to a boil and allow to bubble for 2 minutes.

9

Turn off the stove, stir in coconut cream to form the caramel. Allow to cool and thicken.

10

Pour the caramel glaze over the cooled orange chocolate cake.

Nutrition Facts

8 servings

Serving size

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