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Slice of homemade orange cake layered with cream and topped with orange glaze, decorated with orange slices.

orange cake

A bright, zesty orange cake that tastes like sunshine in every bite. Made with fresh juice and zest, tender crumb, and a simple orange glaze for the perfect balance of sweetness and citrus.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American, European
Calories: 345
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour - Can swap with cake flour or GF blend
  • 1 ½ cups Granulated sugar - White raw, or coconut sugar work
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter - Room temperature
  • 4 large Eggs - Room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Fine salt
  • ½ cup Whole milk - Or oat milk/other dairy-free
  • ½ cup Fresh orange juice - From about 2–3 oranges
  • 1 tablespoon Orange zest - Finely grated
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Almond extract - Optional but adds depth
Orange Glaze
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar - Sifted
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh orange juice - Adjust for consistency
  • 1 teaspoon Orange zest - Optional for extra zing
  • 1 tablespoon Butter - Melted
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer (For creaming butter and sugar)
  • 2 9-inch round cake pans (Greased and floured)
  • 1 Fine-mesh grater (For orange zest)
  • 1 set Measuring cups and spoons
  • 1 wire cooling rack (For cooling cakes)
  • 2-3 Mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Heat oven, prepare pans, zest and juice oranges
    Orange cake ingredients on a table: halved oranges, flour, zest, vanilla, and filled pans.
  2. Beat butter and sugar, then add eggs and extracts
    Mixing bowl with creamy butter mixture topped with fresh orange zest and a whisk.
  3. Combine dry ingredients with milk and fold in juice
    Cake batter being poured into greased baking pans, ready for baking.
  4. Bake until golden brown and fully cooked through
    Freshly baked round orange cake cooling on a wire rack, golden brown with a smooth top.
  5. Whisk glaze and drizzle over cake while warm
    Bundt-style orange cake drizzled with glaze, topped with candied orange zest and fresh mint leaves.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 345kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 475IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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