Lavender Almond Orange Loaf Cake
This cake will take you from spring through fall with the bright orange zest, toasted almonds, and calming lavender floral. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Loaf
1 cup + 2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons orange zest (about 3 oranges)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup oil (olive or avocado)
3 tbsp + 1 tsp plain yogurt
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
Syrup
3 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp Lavender Grace syrup
Glaze
1/2 cup powder sugar
2 tbsp Lavender Grace syrup
1 tbsp cream
1/2 tbsp fresh orange juice
Topping
Almond slices (toasted)
orange slices
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 335 F
In a bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder, set aside
In a seperate bowl add your sugar and orange zest, use your finders to combine the sugar and zest well, then whisk in eggs and vanilla until pale in color
Add the melted butter, oil, yogurt, and lemon juice to your sugar mixture and mix well
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixing to incorporate, but no not over mix or the loaf will be too dense!
Pour the batter into a lined 8” loaf pan and bake at 335 F for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
While the cake is baking, toast your almond slices in a dry pan over low heat until slightly golden brown
Make your syrup and frosting by mixing the ingredients until well incorporated and set aside until the cake is done baking
Pour the syrup mixture over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven
Allow the loaf cake to cool and then remove and place on a large plate or serving platter
Once the loaf cake is at room temperature, drizzle the frosting on top and garnish with your toasted almonds and orange slices
