Best Orange Cake Ever

Name: Best Orange Cake Ever
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 ¼ cup sugar (I used fine sugar); ½ cup milk; ½ cup of orange juice; ¼ cup oil; ¼ cup melted unsalted butter; 3 medium size eggs; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Published: Jun 19, 2019 · Modified: May 20, 2021 by munatycooking · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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A moist and mouth-watering orange cake that will make you reach for the second slice in seconds! I have had many orange cakes before, but this orange cake recipe stands out, and it’s for a good reason. The orange flavor is perfect, and the cake batter comes together so quickly!

How to make the perfect orange cake?

Before telling you how to make this awesome orange cake, there are a few things that you have to keep in mind. Measure the ingredients properly and as per the recipe below. Adding more liquid or using large eggs instead of medium size eggs will change the texture of the cake.

Also, make sure that your oven is preheated.

The ingredients are simple, eggs, orange, milk, sugar, flour, baking powder, oil, butter, and salt. Taste the orange juice before adding it to the batter. Sometimes the orange will look good, but it will taste bitter if it was left outside for long, so it’s better to taste the orange before using it in this recipe.

In a bowl, sift all the dry ingredients except the sugar, this makes the orange cake crumbs tender, and the batter will have fewer lumps.

In a different bowl, add the oil, butter, and sugar and beat well, then add the eggs, one at a time and beat until the eggs are combined. Then, add the milk and the orange juice and the orange zest and mix well.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well. Pour the batter in the prepared baking pan and bake in the middle shelve of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

The cake is ready when golden, and a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Close up image of moist orange cake showing tender crumbs.

What flour to use when making an orange cake?

I have used all purpose flour, and I prefer to use it in most of my baking. If you want lighter cake, then use cake flour or even its substitute.

Can I use bottled orange juice instead of fresh juice?

I wouldn’t use a bottled orange juice; I’m not sure what ingredients are added to it and how it will react to the other ingredients in the orange cake batter. I would say, stick with fresh orange juice.

Orange cake loaf topped with candid orange.

Can I make cupcakes from this batter?

Yes! This cake batter is perfect to use as cupcakes and is good to use as a layered cake with frosting. This orange cake is moist and while frosting you will have crumbs on the frosting, so make sure to make the first layer of frosting that’s thin, then refrigerate the cake for 10 minutes, then add a second layer of frosting on the cake.

Can I use oil only in this cake recipe?

Yes, but having butter and oil in the batter gives you the best of both worlds, moist cake because of the oil, and more flavor coming from the butter.

Side click of orange cake freshly baked.

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