Orange Flax Cake

[Guest guest]

If you haven't noticed, I love to slip flax into things. I especially

love slipping flax seed meal in, which is more digestible by your

body. Usually in most recipes, you can substitute a nice portion of

the flours with flax meal.

 

This cake is amazingly delicious, and fairly low in calories. Also,

it's got a nice amount of protein and fiber in it, and the addition

of the orange juice and orange zest really add a lovely tone to the

entire cake. See the finished deliciousness at http://www.28cooks.com.

 

Orange Flax Cake

1 c dried cranberries

1/4 c sugar

1/4 c fresh orange juice

1 c flax seed meal

2 1/4 c whole wheat flour

1/2 c sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp grated orange zest

1 egg, beaten

1/4 c oil

1 1/4 c fresh orange juice

 

Preheat oven to 375. Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl and

set aside. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients, including

the zest. In a smaller bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, and

add them to the dry ingredients. Once well-mixed, stir in the

cranberry mixture. Place in a greased 8x8 pan, or a bundt cake pan,

and place in preheated oven. Bake 30-35 minutes, until toothpick

inserted in cake comes out dry.

Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. Slice when cool, and serve

with drizzled honey.

 

Enjoy!

Christiane

[Guest guest]

For Christiane;

Thank you for the Orange Flax Cake recipe. It's low in oil, too.

Madera

[Guest guest]

You're welcome, Madera. (Lovely name by the way) And yes, it is relatively

low in fat and calories, just the way I like it.

 

Christiane

 

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" Madera Roja de la Secoya " <maderaroja44

 

Friday, May 19, 2006 8:47 AM

Re: Orange Flax Cake

 

 

For Christiane;

Thank you for the Orange Flax Cake recipe. It's low in oil, too.

Madera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

This sounds (and looks!) delicious, and I also really enjoy

flax seed meal. However, I'm concerned with baking that large

a quantity of it. The fats in flax are pretty delicate and it

seems possible that 375 F for 30 minutes could do some damage

to them, creating an unhealthy situation. Any opinions?

 

 

Thanks,

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog