Chocolate Nugget-Orange Flax Cake

For this edition of the Home Bakers hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours, the chosen cake is the Chocolate Nugget-Orange Flax Cake, picked by me. I have never baked a cake with flaxseed meal (I usually bake it in bread) and because I love orange and chocolate which are both ingredients for this cake, this was my cake of choice. 

This cake is definitely a healthier choice as only some oil is used and the cake is largely moistened by yoghurt and honey. The use of wholemeal flour and flaxseed meal adds a good amount of fiber to this cake as well. 

The combination of chocolate, orange and nuts add a flavourful punch. My family enjoyed this cake very much. 

Chocolate Nugget  Orange Flaxseed Cake
By Lou Seibert Pappas

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole-wheat pastry or whole-meal flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1.5 cups low fat plain yoghurt or buttermilk
• 1/3 cup honey
• 3 tbsp thawed frozen orange juice concentrate (I substituted with orange juice)
• 2 tbsp grated orange zest
• 1.5 cups flax cereal (I used flaxseed meal)
• 3/4 cups dried currants or golden raisins
• 3/4 cups chopped walnuts
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour a 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and granulated sugar. Stir to blend.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and stir in the oil, buttermilk or yoghurt, honey, orange juice concentrate and orange zest.
• Add to dry ingredients and mix until just blended.
• Mix in the flax cereal and currants or raisins.
• Turn into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Toss the nuts and chocolate chips together and sprinkle evenly over the top.
• Bake for 25 to 35 mins or until the cake is golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in the pan on a wire rack. Serve warm, cut into squares or strips.