This orange cake is so easy to make and very delicious. I use fresh squeezed orange juice and the zest of these oranges for the freshest flavored orange cake you could make.
Homemade Orange Cake with Orange Icing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 TBS fresh orange zest
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Icing Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 TBS fresh orange zest
- 1 TBS butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a standard size (9x5x3) loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large stand mixer bowl, beat together, sugar and butter until light and creamy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time until well mixed. Add in orange juice and zest and mix until fully combined.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add into butter mixture and beat until well combined.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth out.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes. You should be able to pull out a toothpick clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Take out of pan and cool completely on wire rack.
- To make the orange glaze, mix all glaze ingredients in a pourable container or measuring cup. (To thin glaze, add a small amount of milk. To thicken glaze add more confectioners sugar.)
- Pour glaze on the top of cake. Let sit for a few minutes. Enjoy.
This sounds so light and refreshing! About how many oranges did you have to use to get enough zest and juice for the cake and frosting?
Hi there! I used 6 oranges to get the juice and zest for the cake and the icing. Hope you enjoy.