Tasty Orange Cake Recipe

Easy HOME-MADE Orange Cake Recipe

Easy home-made orange cake recipe is a moist and delicious crowd-pleasing dessert. It is called a whole orange cake, because the entire orange is used, peel and all. Perfect for any occasion, but such a treat with a cup of tea or coffee.

 I can’t even begin to describe how moist and fruity it is. The orange scent that fills your kitchen as it bakes is also heavenly! It contains a whole orange, peel and all (no seeds), and you’ll need another orange if you make the glaze.

Everyone who’s tried it, loves it. Honestly, it’s just such a unique and crowd pleasing cake!

Tasty EASY HOME-MADE Orange Cake?

Yes, this orange cake freezes beautifully! I often have pieces in the freezer because it freezes so well!

PREPARE time: 15 Min

BAKE time: 55 Min

TOTAL TIME: 1 Hr 20 Min

The most luscious, moist and delicious orange cake you’ll ever try!

INGREDIENTS FOR ORANGE CAKE

1. 3 eggs
2. 1 1/8 c (250g) sugar
3. 1 3/4 c (275g) all purpose flour
4. 2 1/2 tsp baking powder (or 1 packet Italian Pane Degli Angeli vanilla baking powder)
5. 1/3 c (100g) butter, softened
6. 1/3 c (100g) plain Greek yogurt (yes, sour cream works, too)
7. 1 large organic orange, about (300g), washed and cut into pieces (with the rind, but remove the seeds)
8. (if using plain baking powder add 1 tsp vanilla extract)

Glaze

• juice of one organic orange
• 1/3 c (100g) sugar

Note:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)

HOW TO MAKE YUMMY orange cake

1. Prepare an 8″ spring form pan by spraying with oil (or butter) and lining in parchment paper (sides optional, if you want really clean sides), then spray the paper, too.
2. Place the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat with a mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Sift the flour with the baking powder or Paneangeli then add to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time along with the softened butter. Continue to mix until completely blended, then stir in the yogurt.
4. In a food processor, process the whole orange until it is almost pureed.
5. Add this orange to the cake mixture (along with the vanilla if you used plain baking powder) and stir until evenly combined, then put the batter into the prepared tin.
6. Bake for 50-60 minutes (depending on your oven), but test with a cake tester or skewer to make sure the orange cake is done before removing from the oven. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes, then remove the side of the spring form pan.

Make the orange glaze

1. Prepare the glaze by melting the sugar in the orange juice and allow to simmer for a few minutes, just until the liquid has a syrupy consistency.
2. Spoon and brush over the top of the cake and allow to cool completely before cutting.

****NOTES***:

• I’ve made this orange cake recipe in a loaf tin, and it’s perfect.
• I’ve also made it in a bundt tin and the amount of batter for one recipe makes a short bundt cake. If you’re going to use a bundt tin make 1.5x the recipe.
• Yes, it’s hard to wait, but the moist orange cake will cut more easily if it’s cool first.

“”””Yummmmmmy Taste with nice presentation”””