Vegan Orange Pound Cake
Author: Today I Might
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 1 loaf
- 1½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup pure organic cane sugar
- 4 tablespoons ground flax seed
- ¾ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
- Olive oil cooking spray
- In a small bowl, stir together ground flax seed and water and set aside for about 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt and whisk to combine well.
- In a separate large bowl, cream together olive oil and sugar.
- Add flax mixture to the wet ingredients and mix with mixer on low until well combined. Mixture will be slightly gummy.
- To the wet mixture add vanilla and ¼ cup of orange juice and continue mixing until incorporated.
- Add dry mixture to wet and stir gently until well combined.
- Add orange zest and stir until fully distributed.
- Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with olive oil cooking spray.
- Pour mixture into loaf pan and bake for 65-70 minutes.
Tip: If you buy whole flax seeds you can grind them up in a coffee grinder.
Recipe by Today I Might... at http://www.todayimight.com/food/vegan-orange-pound-cake/
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