Are you a cake lover? Come try out orange loaf cake, baked with freshly squeezed orange juice and fresh orange zest. Scroll down to check out the ingredients you need and the recipe.
Ingredients you need:
- 3 fresh oranges
- 1 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups of self-raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
Recipe:
- Put 1 cup of vegetable oil in a bowl mix it with 3 eggs and 1 cup of sugar
- Mix it until its smooth and the sugar is well beaten
- Sieve 2 cups of self-raising flour in a separate bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix it well with a spatula
- Grate 1 orange to get orange zest and put it in a small bowl
- Cut the 3 oranges into halves and squeeze the juice into a small bowl
- Sieve the juice to remove any particles and set it aside
- Add the flour to the vegetable oil mixture in bits as you mix with a hand mixer or an electric mixer
- Pour the orange juice in bits and mix it well into the batter
- Add more flour to the batter as you mix
- Pour in more orange juice until you have everything mixed
- Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence to the batter and mix
- Finally, add the orange zest to the batter
- Grease your loaf tray with vegetable oil using a brush
- Sprinkle self-raising flour in the loaf tray evenly, shake the loaf tray for the flour to evenly spread out
- Pour the batter in the loaf tray, even the batter with the help of a spatula
- Preheat the oven for about 5-10 minutes
- Bake the orange loaf cake for 45minutes at 375F
- Use a fork to check if it’s well-baked inside, in case the fork doesn’t come out clean
- Let it bake for another 10 minutes at 375F before removing the loaf cake from the oven
- After removing the cake from the oven, run a spatula or a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen it from the sides.
- Flip the pan over on a chopping board, while holding the loaf tin at a 45-degree angle to pop the cake.
- Let it cool for about 30 minutes on a rack before slicing the cake
- Serve the cake with a glass of juice, a favorite cup of tea, or coffee. Bon appétit!