Orange Lovers Cake
Not only is this delicious, it uses fresh oranges to flavor the cake. No artificial flavors in this zesty little wonder!
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (225g) flour
- 4 large (200g) eggs
- ¾ cup (150g) sugar
- ½ cup (120mL) oil
- 1 ½ tsp (6g) baking powder
- 2 tsp (4g) orange zest
- ½ tsp (2.5g) salt
For the Drizzle
- ¼ cup (60mL) orange
For the glaze
- 1 cup (125g) powdered sugar
- 2 tbs (30mL) orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C.)
- Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf tin (23x13cm) or line with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Clean and zest the oranges. Squeeze juice in a clean container. Chill orange juice while cake is baking.
- In a small bowl, mix together sugar and zest. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, and zest using a wire whisk. Beat in sugar. Add flour mixture and whisk until there are no more lumps.
- Pour cake batter into pan and bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Center should read between 200F (93C) and 210F (99C.)
For the Drizzle
- Poke holes in the cake with a large stick such as a skewer.
- Pour over top of cake slowly. Allow cake to sit in pan 5-10 minutes to soak up juice.
- Remove cake to wire rake to finish cooling.
For the Glaze
- Mix powdered sugar and juice together until the glaze ribbons off your spoon. Pour over top of cooled cake and allow to air dry before serving.
Notes
If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
You will need between 1 - 1 1/2 oranges to get the amount of zest and juice required depending on the size of the fruit.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 263.3 kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.5 g | Protein: 3.5 g | Fat: 15.7 g | Saturated Fat: 1.5 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.7 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.7 g | Sodium: 117.6 mg