This orange cake recipe is a butter cake with orange zest in the batter and an orange glaze. It is not an orange creamsicle or marmalade on toast.
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Orange Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
Description
Orange Cake. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226g) butter
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 1/4 cup (60ml) orange juice
- 2 cups (250g) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (120ml) milk
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, zest, and juice. Alternate the dry ingredients with the milk.
- Bake 40 to 48 minutes. Spoon on a glaze of powdered sugar and orange juice while the loaf is warm.
Notes
Zest before you juice. The oil in the peel is the orange flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Zest
Two tablespoons. Juice alone tastes flat.
Juice
Fresh. Bottled juice is harsher.
Glaze
Thin enough to soak in.
Doneness
A skewer with a few crumbs.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Bundt?
Add about 8 minutes.
Storage
Wrapped, 3 days.
Freeze
Unglazed, up to 2 months.
Blood orange?
Yes, same amounts.