Paleo Orange, Ginger and Chia Seed Cake.

This cake is amazing, easy and Paleo. Watch out, it won't last long.

I have finally reached a level of skill with Paleo baking where I throw a few things in a bowl, get it to the right texture/ consistency, pop it in the oven and wolah! And that's how easy this cake is. 

Ingredients:

• 200g Ground Almonds
• 1 Tbs Coconut Flour
• 1 Tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil, melted (add more if the mix is a little thick)
• 2 Oranges (grate the rind off both, and juice both)
• 1 inch Ginger - freshly grated
• 3 eggs
• half a cup of Honey (add more if the mix seems a little thick) 
• 2 Tsp ground ginger
• Himalayan Rock Salt (can be any salt, but aparently Himalayan is Paleo)
• 1 Tbs Chia seeds 
• Omega seed mix (optional) for sprinkling over the top

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius 

Combine all dry ingredients in a blender. 

(I use a very basic smoothie blender which does the trick, however it is quite small, so I usually have to make it in 2 batches then combine it in a bowl- so depending on the size of your blender, you can do this too- it still works). 

Add eggs and melted coconut oil and blend. 

In a separate bowl, combine grated ginger, orange juice and grated orange rind. 

Add orange mix to blender.

The mix should be thicker than a regular cake mix, but not too thick, and not too runny, I don't like adding extra eggs to make it more moist, I prefer to add extra honey or coconut oil. Alternatively if the mix is a little wet, add a little extra ground almonds, coconut flour is so dense it could turn your mix into concrete. 

For this recipe I used a loaf tin, and I used butter to make sure the mix wouldn't stick to the bottom, some people say organic, grass-fed butter is ok for Paleo, some people say not, so it's up to you. 

Poor mix into prepared tin, sprinkle Omega mix over, and bake for 20 minutes or until golden and knife inserted into the center comes out clean. 

I am sad (but actually truely glad) to say that I got about a slice and a half of this cake, silly me for leaving it out for Adam to munch on. (Maybe I should start putting sugar in the cakes, so I get some :) ) - No way, never again, no more sugar. 

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Note: If you add a little more ground almond, and a little more coconut flour, and mix the omega mix into the batch, you can make delicious cookies, spoon the batter on to a tray and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden. They were so good, we ate them before I could take a photo.