Soft, spongey, moist and delicious, these almond flour cake bars will have you reaching for more than just one piece. Folks, I was so surprised how awesome this cake turned out with almond flour and no all purpose flour whatsoever. Give it a try!

The occasion

It’s citrus season and oranges are dripping on trees around town. It’s also wintery cold and rainy here with cloudy skies, and we’re not used to that. Weather like this needs a little cheering up and baking seemed like the perfect way to accomplish that.

About the recipe

I’ve been baking with almond flour for a while but always felt the need to add in regular cake flour to get that cake like consistency. This time however I ventured to try making a cake with all almond flour. I tested the recipe twice and the second time it came out perfect 👌🏼. Spongey, moist, soft and delicious. The difference is in using fresh ginger vs candied ginger. Gresh ginger has too much moisture for the almond flour.

4 easy steps for a delicious cake

First mix together the butter, vanilla, orange zest, sugar, sour cream and eggs.

Second, in a food processor make a coarse meal with walnuts and candied ginger.

Next mix all the dry ingredients – almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pinch of salt.

Combine all the ingredients – just use a fork. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20-30 minutes until the center is set and a knife or toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Cake is ready!

Almond Flour Ginger Orange Cake Bars

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup candied ginger
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp zest of orange
• 3 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• Extra sugar for topping
• Non stick spray (optional)

Directions:

Spray a 9×9 baking pan with non stick spray or use butter or oil to coat the pan. Place parchment paper at the bottom of the pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350F.

In a food processor make a coarse meal with the walnuts and ginger. Set aside.

Mix the dry ingredients together – almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl mix together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, and orange zest. Combine all the ingredients together.

Pour into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle with sugar on top. This gives a nice crunch. Bake for 20 minutes. Check to make sure the edges are not burning too much, if they are, cover with tin foil and continue baking for additional 5-10 more minutes until the center is set and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Take out of oven and cool for 10 minutes. Remove from cake pan and continue to cool. Cut into bars and have with a cup of tea or coffee.

Happy Baking 🍰😋!