Whole Orange Cake (with no added sugar)

On the Down to Earth Forums we have been chatting about Rhonda's Whole Orange Cake recipe which has been around for a while but new forum members often find the recipe and decide to give it a try so while I was thinking about it I thought I would see if I could make the cake without added sugar as I hadn't made it for a couple of years as I don't bake all that often.

 You can find Rhonda's ingredient list here:

Here are the ingredients I used:

1 orange

3 eggs

3/4 cup Dextrose (available from some supermarkets, Big W and home brew shops)

1 1/2 cups Self Raising flour 

1/2 -3/4 cup Olive Oil instead of butter as I had run out.

Firstly turn the oven onto 180C or 350F. Then wash and cut the orange into segments and put in the food processor and process until it is broken up into small pieces then add the other ingredients...

and mix for about 30 seconds or so until combined well. 

Put into a cake tin lined with baking paper and bake for approximately 40 minutes then check to see if it is cooked. 

I covered the cake with foil for the last fifteen minutes as it was starting to burn a little on top and I think I heard that that can happen when using Dextrose. Take out of oven and cool before slicing.

Make a cuppa then slice the cake and enjoy it with some cream and if you are really motivated you might even whip your cream beforehand ;-) We have the lurgy in the house so nobody is terribly motivated at the moment and whipping cream isn't a priority.

This cake is quick and easy to make and tastes great too so give it a try if you would like a no-added sugar version or else try Rhonda's original recipe and perhaps ice it with lemon icing. From memory I made it with mandarins a while back to and it was equally as nice. You could also use the recipe to make muffins to put in lunch boxes.

Have a wonderful week everyone!