Very Moist Orange Cake

A fragrant and ultra-soft recipe: the Orange cake ! Tasty and really very simple to prepare, it is sweet and comforting. The orange zest and freshly squeezed orange juice give the dough a light and delicate taste...

What you'll love about this orange cake

• Flavor : the sweetness of orange in every bite! It's a very comforting cake for dessert, a snack break or even for breakfast.
• Texture : this orange cake is really very soft you will see. The orange icing (optional) hardens slightly as it cools.
• Difficulty level : it is very simple to prepare, with a hand mixer Or your pastry robot for even more convenience.

Ingredient details

• Oranges : for this recipe, I use organic oranges because we need to recover some zest. I took the Naveline variety but all varieties work.
• Eggs : take large eggs (it is specified on their box) to have enough volume in the dough.
• Liquid cream : I take whole liquid cream at 30% mg to provide more softness.

How to make an orange cake?

1. Beat the butter and sugar for several minutes
2. Sieve the dry ingredients separately
3. We mix the liquid ingredients on the other hand
4. Then we add the dry and liquid ingredients alternately in the dough
5. Bake and then let cool
6. Prepare the orange icing and then spoon it over the orange cake.

My advice for a successful cake

• Place all your ingredients at room temperature 1 hour before to make this orange cake: including the eggs and cream. This prevents the dough from experiencing a temperature shock, and gives it an optimal texture.
• Do not overmix the batter once the flour has been added as this will result in the orange cake becoming harder in texture in the end.
• Do not over bake the cake so that it keeps all its softness: the wooden skewer should come out with a few crumbs.

How to store your orange cake?

This orange cake is best kept at room temperature about 2 days (it's better to keep all its softness) or up to 5 days in the refrigerator. 

It can also be frozen without its icing: it is wrapped already sliced ​​in a film then placed in an airtight container. All you have to do is reheat the slices as needed!

Other recipes to try

If you like easy cake recipes to make at home, then take a look at these other recipes from the blog:

• Very moist lemon poppy seed cake
• Chocolate chip clementine cake
• Coconut cake and coconut icing
• Pear chocolate cake with chocolate ganache
• Fondant cake peach raspberry tonka bean

If you make this orange cake, please rate the recipe below and tag @liliebakery on Instagram so I can see your pretty cakes!

Very Moist Orange Cake

4.95 on 51 votes

A very moist orange cake, well flavored with orange juice and zest. To be enjoyed plain or with its icing...

Amount : 8 people

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Prepare in advance 15 minutes min

Cook time 1 time h

Total 1 time h 15 minutes min

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• Cake mold 27x10cm
• KitchenAid Electric Mixer
• KitchenAid artisan pastry robot 4,8L

Ingredients 

Orange cake

• 170 g softened butter
• 170 g granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 190 g all-purpose flour
• 0,5 cc salt
• 1,5 cc baking powder
• 1 cs heaped with organic orange zest
• 3 cs freshly squeezed orange juice
• 115 g heavy whipping cream 30% at room temperature
• 0,75 cc natural vanilla extract

Orange glaze (optional)

• 100 g icing sugar
• 2 cc heavy whipping cream 30%
• 2-3 cs freshly squeezed orange juice

Prepare in advance 

Orange cake

• Preheat the oven to 175° traditional heat. Grease a 27x10cm cake tin. Line it with a sheet of baking paper to facilitate unmolding.
• In a food processor or hand mixer, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until the mixture is creamy, 3-4 minutes.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing between each and scraping the edges.
• In a bowl, sift the dry ingredients: flour, salt and baking powder.
• In another container, mix the single cream, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla.
• Add the dry ingredients alternately with the liquid mixture. Finish with the dry ingredients (mix just enough, without overdoing it).
• Pour the batter into the mold and bake for about 1 hour (depending on your oven). Test for doneness with a wooden pick that should come out clean or with a few crumbs.
• Leave to cool in the mold for 15 minutes, then unmold on a wire rack. Then let cool completely.

Orange glaze

• In a bowl, mix the icing sugar, cream, orange juice and orange zest until smooth. If it's too thick, add orange juice, if it's too runny, add icing sugar.
• With a spoon, coat the icing on the cooled cake by making zigzags.

Notes

This orange cake will keep for about 2 days at room temperature (this is what keeps it moist).

Otherwise, it can be kept 4-5 days in the refrigerator.

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Keywords: cake

Recipe : Dessert, Snack