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Vegan Blood Orange Cake

Vegan Blood Orange Cake, so moist and zesty. It has chia seeds and both Blood Orange zest and juice. Topped with a zesty icing that packs a punch of flavor.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup 250ml almond milk
  • 2 tablespoon chia seeds
  • zest and juice of 1 blood orange, about 4 tbsp
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cups almond flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch of salt
Blood orange glaze
  • cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoon juice of blood orange
  • slices of blood orange for topping
Instructions
  1. Pre heat the oven to 180C (350F)
  2. Line a loaf tin with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. In a bowl, mix the almond milk, chia seeds, apple cider vinegar and blood orange juice and zest. Mix well and let it rest for 5 minutes.

  4. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. Add them to the wet ingredients and gently fold, do not over mix.
  5. Poor in the prepared loaf tin and bake for about 35-45 minutes until the cake feels bouncy to the touch and a stick comes out clean.

    Let it cool

  6. For the glaze, just stir the sugar and blood orange juice together and top the cake.

    Decorate with blood orange slices if desired