# Orange Cake

This Orange Cake Recipe is a must try, it is the best and only orange loaf cake recipe you will ever need, perfectly moist, tender crumb, and so easy to make.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.75 cup sugar
- 1.5 tbsp orange zest
- 0.25 cup melted butter
- 0.25 cup oil
- 2 medium eggs
- 2 tbsp Fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 0.5 tbsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp Plain Yogurt
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 50 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp cream
- 1.5 tbsp orange juice
- 1 pinch salt

## Instructions

1. Add sugar to a bowl.
2. Grate orange zest into the bowl with sugar.
3. Rub the orange zest and sugar together with your fingers until the sugar changes color and becomes fragrant.
4. Add 2 eggs to the sugar and orange zest mixture.
5. Whisk the mixture until pale in color.
6. Add melted butter to the mixture.
7. Add plain yogurt to the mixture.
8. Whisk until all ingredients are well combined.
9. Add flour to the mixture.
10. Fold the flour into the batter until just combined.
11. Pour the cake batter into a loaf pan lined with baking paper.
12. Bake at 170C for about 45-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
13. Remove the cake from the oven and pour orange sugar syrup over it while still warm.
14. Transfer the cake to a wooden board and remove the baking paper.
15. Pour orange icing over the cooled cake.
16. Decorate the cake with orange slices.
17. Garnish with orange zest.
18. Slice the cake.
19. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- grater
- whisk
- spatula
- loaf pan
- baking paper
- pot
- knife

## Tips

- Don't over mix or the cake will be dense.
- Pour the orange sugar syrup on the cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.
- Let it cool for 15-20 mins then take it out.
- Pour the icing once the cake is completely cooled down.
- Adjust icing acc to taste.
- For the icing, whisk everything together until a smooth thick glaze is formed.
- For the orange sugar syrup, in a pot add the sugar and orange juice and mix on low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Preheat your oven to 170C

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19gjJbHQh4/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7646f9f0-34a8-487f-a111-ad7164c9dd6a
- Extracted: 2025-06-26

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