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Orange Cake
This easy Orange Cake is a loaf cake made with Greek yogurt (or regular) and lots of bright orange zest. It’s tender, moist, and it’s ready in under an hour.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 1h 10m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper.
2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
baking powder (see note 1)2 teaspoons
3
In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup sugar, yogurt, eggs, orange zest, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients in batches, whisking to incorporate after each addition. Fold in oil and stir carefully until uniformly combined. Pour into prepared pan.
eggs4orange zest (see note 3)4 teaspoonsorange zest (optional)1 teaspoon
4
Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean with a few crumbs attached, about ⏱️ 50-60 minutes. The cake should be fragrant and spring back when pressed lightly. Remove from oven and cool in pan ⏱️ 10 minutes.
5
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together powdered sugar, orange juice, lemon orange (if using) until smooth.
powdered sugar2 cups
6
Using a sharp knife, slice around the inside of the cake pan to loosen the cake. Flip out onto a large plate. Slowly drizzle glaze over the top. Cool cake completely. The glaze will harden in 20 to ⏱️ 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
calories
470 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
56 g
sodium Content
225 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
86 mg
carbohydrate Content
75 g
saturated Fat Content
12 g
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