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Orange is one of the fruits that I like the most. It wasn’t always like that, I liked orange but it wasn’t a fruit that made my mouth water or that made me particularly happy when I ate it, it was just another fruit.
But over the years I started to fall in love with oranges. For its citrusy and fresh aroma, for its unique taste and sweetness, for its juiciness and texture. As I have an orange tree at home loaded with oranges I even eat the peel (i mean the zest). Yes, more than being rich in essential oils and vitamins, orange peel is also where orange flavor is most concentrated, so I always use zest to bring orange flavor to smoothies, porridges, pancakes, yogurts, cookies, cakes, etc …
Known for being one of the richest foods in vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant famous for being an immune system ally, orange is not just about that. Orange is also one of the fruit with the greatest capacity to reduce damage to our DNA, helping to preventing cancer, particularly breast cancer. But studies report that most of the compounds that help in the tissues repair are present in the orange peel, that´s why it’s so important to consuming it regularly.
Thanks to its richness in antioxidants, orange helps to fight the aging of cells and skin. Orange also protects us against cardiovascular diseases thanks to the phytochemicals present in this fruit that promote greater elasticity of blood vessels, thus improving blood flow through the arteries of our heart.
Orange still offers us a good amount of folate, potassium, niacin, phosphorus, magnesium and copper, as well as Viatmina A, B1, B2, B6 and E.
Orange is a fruit that is available almost the entire year and is particularly accessible (at least in Portugal), so there is no reason why it should not be part of our diet regularly, not to say daily. My tip, take the orange and zest it, discard the white part and cut the orange into cubes, add the zest in your oatmeal, and add the orange cubes on top! IT’S SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!
But I know that what you guys really like are cakes, right?
So let’s see what Mrs. Orange inspired me to do.
EASY | QUICK | LIGHT | TENDER | MOIST | AROMATIC | SPECIAL
Well, inspired by the fragrant oranges that abound around here, I created this Orange and Turmeric Loaf Cake that ended up beyond delicious.
A fluffy and suuuuper light cake, with an irresistible orange flavor and a touch of turmeric that makes all the difference not only in color but also in flavor!
The process is the usual, mix the dry ingredients, then mix the wet ingredients, and finally mix them both and take it to the oven!
The icing is also super easy to make and you know the best? It is not made with sugar!
Let´s go give the proper use to all these oranges!
2 cups (260gr) of whole spelt flour
½ cup (90gr) of yellow sugar
1 and a ½ tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of turmeric powder (i used the ISWARI curcuma&black pepper mix)
1 pinch of salt
1 cup (190ml) of unsweetened soy milk
½ cup (110ml) of orange juice
1/3 cup (60gr) of avocado oil (i used from Graduva)
Zest of 2 to 3 oranges
ICING
1 unsweetened soy yogurt (125gr)
1 coffee spoon of turmeric powder
Zest of orange
2 cups (260gr) of whole spelt flour
½ cup (90gr) of yellow sugar
1 and a ½ tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of turmeric powder (i used the ISWARI curcuma&black pepper mix)
1 pinch of salt
1 cup (190ml) of unsweetened soy milk
½ cup (110ml) of orange juice
1/3 cup (60gr) of avocado oil (i used from Graduva)
Zest of 2 to 3 oranges
ICING
1 unsweetened soy yogurt (125gr)
1 coffee spoon of turmeric powder
Zest of orange
1- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
2- Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir with a whisk.
3- On another bowl add the soy milk and the orange juice and stir with the whisk until create a foam on the surface. Then add the avocado oil and the orange zest and stir well to make it homogeneous.
4- Mix the wet and dry ingredients and stir well with the whisk. Once all the ingredients are well incorporated, stop stirring to prevent the dough from resulting in a heavy cake.
5- Place the cake dough in a bread loaf pan previously lined with parchment paper, and take it to the oven for about 43 minutes, or until you stick the toothpick and it comes out completely clean.
6- Remove from the oven and let it cool down for about 5 minutes.
7- Make the icing by mixing the 3 ingredients with the help of a spoon. You can use less turmeric if you prefer and you can add a little rice syrup if you want a sweeter icing.
8- When the cake is completely cold, put the icing on the top with the help of a spoon, add some extra orange zest and it’s ready to serve.
1- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
2- Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir with a whisk.
3- On another bowl add the soy milk and the orange juice and stir with the whisk until create a foam on the surface. Then add the avocado oil and the orange zest and stir well to make it homogeneous.
4- Mix the wet and dry ingredients and stir well with the whisk. Once all the ingredients are well incorporated, stop stirring to prevent the dough from resulting in a heavy cake.
5- Place the cake dough in a bread loaf pan previously lined with parchment paper, and take it to the oven for about 43 minutes, or until you stick the toothpick and it comes out completely clean.
6- Remove from the oven and let it cool down for about 5 minutes.
7- Make the icing by mixing the 3 ingredients with the help of a spoon. You can use less turmeric if you prefer and you can add a little rice syrup if you want a sweeter icing.
8- When the cake is completely cold, put the icing on the top with the help of a spoon, add some extra orange zest and it’s ready to serve.
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GREGER, Michael. How Not to Die. 1 ed. 2016
HUNTER, Fiona; BRETHERTON, Caroline. Super Clean Super Foods. 1ed. 2017
GREGER, Michael. How Not to Die. 1 ed. 2016
HUNTER, Fiona; BRETHERTON, Caroline. Super Clean Super Foods. 1ed. 2017
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