This delicious low FODMAP Orange Cake will tickle your taste buds. It’s wheat-free so a perfect treat for those on a low FODMAP diet. The texture is delightful and guests will never know that it’s a wheat/gluten-free alternative. The recipe can be adapted to be vegan too. Try making it with lemons, as an alternative, for a great zingy taste. Simple and quick, takes about 15 minutes prep.
Ingredients
- 220g of wheat free flour
- 150ml of vegetable oil
- 150g caster sugar
- 150ml orange juice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 2 tspns baking powder
- 3 beaten eggs (or egg substitute, such as a mashed banana)
- A pinch of salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and prepare a loaf tin by greasing or lining with baking paper.
Whisk together the eggs (or egg substitute) and the caster sugar in a large bowl until well combined. Add the vegetable oil, orange zest and orange juice and mix well. Gradually add the wheat free flour, salt and baking powder, folding in until a smooth dough forms. Turn out the mixture into a pre-greased/lined loaf tin.
Bake for around 35 minutes, testing with a knife after about 30 minutes. When it’s ready the knife should come clean. Allow to cool and turn out onto a cooling rack.
This tangy low FODMAP orange cake can be made even more tasty by piercing with a knife and drizzling with a little more orange juice. Dust with a little icing sugar or desiccated coconut.
Tips
- For a tangy alternative try using lemons
- You could also grate some lime on the top for an extra zingy flavour
- To add extra fibre, try adding ground flaxseeds
- If you enjoy this low FODMAP Orange Cake, then give these other tasty recipes a try: low FODMAP blueberry muffins or low FODMAP carrot cake
Help with your low FODMAP journey
If you feel that the low FODMAP diet can help with your IBS symptoms, then help is at hand. The low FODMAP diet improves symptoms in over 75% of IBS sufferers. It’s a tricky diet to do alone though and the best results are seen in those who have advice and support from an IBS dietitian. Specialist advice from an IBS/FODMAP dietitian, can help you navigate the complexities of the diet and help to make the diet practical to fit in with your lifestyle. For more information about the low FODMAP diet and to help you decide it this is the right approach for you, see my webpage about IBS treatment.
