This Sunday I bring you this gorgeous Citrus Semolina Cake. This cake has absolutely NO flour, NO sugar and NO dairy products which makes it guilt free yet absolutely delicious, perfect for anyone with a lactose intolerance. This has been a favourite in my family for years adapted from a recipe by Clare Ferguson. Its moist, indulgent yet light & goes perfectly with a cup of coffee.
What you will need:
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Zest and juice of 1 orange
185ml extra virgin olive oil
200ml agave nectar
Pinch of salt
3 eggs
200g semolina
115g ground almonds
1tsp baking powder
1tsp orange blossom water
Lightly oil and line a round, loose-based cake tin. Pre-heat oven to 160 C.
With a balloon whisk mix the orange and lemon zest, orange and lemon juice, oil, nectar, salt, orange blossom water and eggs together in a bowl. You may want to reserve a little of the zest for decoration later.
In a separate bowl sieve together the ground almonds and semolina and add the baking powder. Fold all dry ingredients into the egg mixture until smooth. Pour into a cake tin and put into the oven for 40-45 mins. Half way through cooking add the saved orange and lemon zest on the top to decorate.
Leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 mins and serve warm or cool but not chilled.
If you want to make this recipe slightly healthier you can use coconut oil instead of olive oil. Or if you fancy something a little naughtier, substitute the agave nectar for caster sugar. Agave nectar, however, is a natural, low GI, un-refined alternative to sugar that you can find in most supermarkets.
That's it! All there is to do now is sit back and enjoy this guilt free delight!
Leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 mins and serve warm or cool but not chilled.
If you want to make this recipe slightly healthier you can use coconut oil instead of olive oil. Or if you fancy something a little naughtier, substitute the agave nectar for caster sugar. Agave nectar, however, is a natural, low GI, un-refined alternative to sugar that you can find in most supermarkets.
That's it! All there is to do now is sit back and enjoy this guilt free delight!
Isobel x
where did you buy the agave nectar and the orange blossom oil? i tried the big tesco but wasnt successful. but both ingredients seem quite essential...
ReplyDeleteHi, sorry for late reply! I'm pretty certain I bought both from Sainsbury's although Whole Foods or a heath food shop would probably be your best bet! :-)
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