Decadent Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe...

Wheat Free / Dairy Free Recipe!

Perfect Cake for the Gluten Intolerant! ...

This is a simple cake to make. Friends and family will absolutely love it. It is one of the most moist cakes I have ever eaten. It has a lovely citrus wetness accompanied by a lightness that only a flour free cake will give you.

Cake Ingredients

2 medium sized sweet oranges (approx 400g total weight)
6 eggs (free range)
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
250g ground almond meal
200g castor sugar
60g cocoa powder
orange peel to decorate the top of the cake

Method

1. Place the oranges into a pot of cold water. Boil and cook for 1/2 - 2hrs or until soft.
2. Drain and when cool, cut the oranges into quarters and remove the pips.
3. Pulp everything with a chopper or blender/food processor.
NB: You could cook the oranges the night before so they're ready to go
4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius.
5. Butter and line a 20cm springform tin.
6. Add the eggs, baking powder, bicarb of soda, almond meal, sugar and cocoa to the orange pulp in the food processor.
7. Mix again until its a cohesive cake mixture but still quite knobbly with orange bits.
8. Pour and scrape into the cake tin.
9. Bake for 1 hour - (but check after 45 mins...don't let it burn)
10. Tester should come out clean.
*  Leave the cake to cool in the tin.
*  Decorate the top with thin strips or curls of orange peel or coarsely grated orange zest

Enjoy....you'll love it!

Let me know how you go with it....

Bye for now
Linda


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Miraculous Fish Oils & Essential Fatty Acids...

Fish oils have absolutely amazing healing properties.

There's been so much media attention on fish oils and for good reason.

The medical community is just waking up to what Naturopaths have been prescribing for decades.

The science is undeniable and inescapable. Fish oils and Omega 3's heal.

Who Needs Essential Fatty Acids?

•  People with joint pain or back pain
•  Those who are forgetful and have trouble thinking clearly eg students or stroke victims
•  Anyone with any kind of skin condition eg skin rashes, acne, eczema, psoriasis, hives etc
•  Women suffering PMS, menopause, fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cysts
•  Those with a family history of cardiovascular disease
•  Diabetics
•  Pregnant women
•  Men and women with hair loss
•  Those with poor eyesight
•  People with high blood pressure and high cholesterol
•  Stressed out, highly anxious or even depressed individuals
  

What's All The Fuss About?

Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) are ESSENTIAL to the body and to good health. This is because the body does not make them and therefore must receive them from outside sources via the diet or by supplementing.

There are 3 types: Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9. It's the Omega 3 that is most deficient in western diets and it is the most important good fat.

Western society diets are notoriously high in Omega 6 which in high amounts can be PRO inflammation. Not what we want, because it just leads to diseases.

The Omega 3 Fatty Acids protect the cells membranes. That means good nutrients can get in and bad wastes can get out. The cells stay flexible because of the Omega 3 and have a major anti-inflammatory effect on the whole body.

Often many symptoms you may be experiencing will disappear all at once.

Where Can I Find Omega 3 in my Diet?

*  Fresh fish eg salmon, tuna or cod
*  Nuts and seeds
*  Flaxseed oil or olive oil
*  Fish oil or flaxseed oil supplements

NB:  Fish oils are the highest in Omega 3 because they have an active ingredient called EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (Docosohexaenoic acid).

Remember to keep oils fresh, leave in the refrigerator, including oil supplements.

What Should I Look for in Fish Oil Supplements?

If you don't buy the good stuff, forget it, don't waste your money, because they won't do anything. Spend more on fish oils and you'll see the "amazing" results.

*  PURITY. That means free from contaminants like heavy metals.
*  Saltwater fish freshly caught
*  Distillation at low temperatures to extract the desired oil and leave behind pollutants
*  Addition of antioxidants - this prevents the oil going rancid

Ask your Naturopath about the right dose for YOU and you'll be well on your way to a pain free and healthy body and mind.

Bye for now and Happy Fishing!

Linda

Linda Parker Natural Therapies

www.lindaparker.com.au


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