Orange Poppy Seed Cakes

There’s just something about orange in cake that is so beautiful isn’t there? A certain elegance if you will, so that’s what’s on the menu today, delightful and delicious Orange Cakes with poppy seeds!

Fluffy
Soft
Hearty
Flavoursome
Simple
1-bowl

Poppy Seeds compliment the fresh orange zest and juice in these loaves, creating one scrumptious mouthful each time! 1-bowl cakes never fail to impress!

These zesty orange cakes are perfect for your weekly snack and for your relaxing weekend afternoons. You could also make them to celebrate a special occasion!

When will you be baking up a storm in the kitchen? Will these tasty orange poppy seed cakes be next?

Orange Poppy Seed Cakes

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

Author: Wholesome Patisserie

Recipe type: Cake, Gluten Free

Serves: 5 small loaves

Ingredients

2 Tbsp butter, melted
1¼ cups gluten free all purpose flour, I use ‘Bob’s Red Mill Baking 1-1 Gluten Free Flour’
2 tsp baking powder
½ cup caster sugar
Grated zest of 1 large orange
1 Tbsp poppy seeds
½ cup fresh orange juice
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp icing sugar, for dusting

Method

Preheat oven to 180ºC (356ºC). Grease a mini cake loaf pan with coconut oil or butter. Set aside.
Melt butter first and then set aside to cool slightly.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, orange zest and poppy seeds, mix well.
Pour in orange juice, eggs, vanilla and the melted butter.
Whisk ingredients together until combined and smooth, do not over-mix.
Evenly distribute batter into greased loaf pan, filling each approx. ¾ of the way up.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. The cakes should be set and spring back when gently pressed.
Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Gently remove cakes by carefully running a butter knife around the edge to lift each out.
Transfer cakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
Dust with icing sugar to serve.
Enjoy!