Eggless Orange Cake Recipe with orange icing (Vegan Cake)

Eggless orange cake recipe - very EASY to make that baking beginners can also make it. It will require very basic ingredients. This is also vegan orange cake recipe.

This is very light, spongy and moist cake with full of orange flavor. The icing is also orange flavored, so it is double dose of it.

Here I have used freshly squeezed orange juice. You can use store bought juice but I strongly recommend to use the fresh one which gives the best flavors.

The downside of using store bought juice is that you won’t have zest. As a result you will miss the orange flavor in the cake. In that case, you add few drops of orange extract.

Whenever you bake anything with oranges, the smell or aroma will be all over your kitchen and house. It just smells divine that I can't have patience till cake gets cool off. But sadly, I have to wait till it cools completely and then have to wait till icing dries out. Huh life is hard!!

I always love chocolate cake but dear hubby always love cake made with citrus like this eggless orange cake or lemon cake. I have made this round cake. But you can make it in cupcake form as well. Only baking time will be less.

After having a slice, your stomach will not feel heavy because it is so light. Give it a try and let me know how you like it.

Check out more orange flavored baking recipes
Orange chocolate cupcakes  //  Orange muffins

How to make eggless orange cake recipe (Step by Step Photos):

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1) Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F or 190 degrees C for at least 10 minutes.

2) Butter and flour 9 inch round cake pan. Lightly grease it with butter or spray with nonstick cooking oil spray. Then sprinkle about a tablespoon of flour. Now swirl the pan so flour will stick to greased surface (all over pan and also around the edges). Now invert the pan over a sink or garbage and tap it gently with your hand to remove excess flour.

3) Keep it aside your prepared cake pan.

4) Take dry ingredients in a bowl (cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and brown sugar).

5) Whisk it well so everything gets incorporated.

6) Now in another bowl take wet ingredients (oil, orange juice, vanilla extract, vinegar) in a bowl along with orange zest.

7) Whisk it well.

8) Add wet to dry.

9) And whisk till all comes together and becomes a smooth batter.

10) Now pour the batter into prepared pan. Tap it lightly on you counter, it will help to remove air bubbles from batter.

11) Bake it into pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes. Always check 2-3 minutes before mentioned time. Check by inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out clear then cake is ready.

12) Let it cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes. Then run the knife around the edges to loosen the cake. And remove it to the cooling rack. Let it cool completely before decorating or spreading icing.

13) Now cake is cooled completely. Before we make and drizzle the icing on the cake, put the plate at the bottom the cake for easier cleaning.

14) Let's make orange flavored icing. Take powdered sugar or icing sugar in a bowl.

15) Start adding tablespoon of orange juice at time and keep mixing till you get smooth and pouring icing consistency.

16) Add orange zest to the icing.

17) Mix it well.

18) Now drizzle the icing on the cake and let it flow itself.

19) If not then use butter knife of back of spoon to spread it evenly

Let the icing dry completely before you slice the cake.

Storing the Cake: It stays good for 2 days at room temperature and 4-5 days in refrigerator. But the next day, icing will get soften, but sure tastes good.

Serving suggestion: Enjoy this as a dessert. You can make this as a birthday or special occasion cake.

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Eggless orange cake recipe with orange icing (Vegan Cake)

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This eggless or vegan orange cake is very light, spongy and moist cake with full of orange flavor. It has orange frosting on top.

Author: Kanan

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 276kcal

Servings 8 servings (single layer 9-inch round cake)

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

Ingredients 

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For eggless orange cake recipe:

• 1 ½ cups Cake flour **1 ½ cups Cake flour **
• 1 teaspoon Baking soda1 teaspoon Baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon Baking powder¼ teaspoon Baking powder
• ½ cup Light brown sugar packed½ cup Light brown sugar packed
• ⅛ teaspoon Salt⅛ teaspoon Salt
• ⅓ cup Oil use Flavorless⅓ cup Oil use Flavorless
• 1 cup Orange juice1 cup Orange juice
• 2 tablespoon Orange zest from 1 ½ oranges ***2 tablespoon Orange zest from 1 ½ oranges ***
• 1 tablespoon White distilled vinegar1 tablespoon White distilled vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract

For the icing -

• 1 cup Powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar) sifted1 cup Powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar) sifted
• 3 tablespoons Orange juice3 tablespoons Orange juice
• Orange zest from half of the orange.Orange zest from half of the orange.

Instructions 

• Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F or 190 degrees C for at least 10 minutes.
• Butter and flour 9 inch round cake pan. Keep it aside your prepared cake pan.

Making eggless orange cake recipe:

• Take dry ingredients in a bowl (cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and brown sugar).
• Whisk it well so everything gets incorporated.
• Now in another bowl take wet ingredients (oil, orange juice, vanilla extract, vinegar) in a bowl along with orange zest.
• Whisk it well.
• Add wet to dry.
• And whisk till all comes together and becomes a smooth batter.
• Now pour the batter into prepared pan.
• Tap it lightly on you counter, it will help to remove air bubbles from batter.
• Bake it into pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes. Always check 2-3 minutes before mentioned time. Check by inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out clear then cake is ready.
• Let it cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes.
• Then run the knife around the edges to loosen the cake. And remove it to the cooling rack. Let it cool completely before decorating or spreading icing.

Making icing:

• Take powdered sugar or icing sugar in a bowl.
• Start adding tablespoon of orange juice at time and keep mixing till you get smooth and pouring icing consistency.
• Add orange zest to the icing. Mix it well.
• put the plate at the bottom the cake rack for easier cleaning.
• Now drizzle the icing on the cake and let it flow itself.
• If not then use butter knife of back of spoon to spread it evenly
• Let the icing dry completely before you slice the cake.

Notes

**Make cake flour at home: 1 ½ cups of cake flour is equal to 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour with 3 tablespoons tightly packed corn flour or corn starch. Alternately you can use 1 ½ cups of all purpose flour Instead. But cake flour gives light, spongy texture.

** zest is outer orange part of the fruit. Grate it using fine grater and do not grate the inside white part which is bitter.

Nutrition

Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 45.5g | Protein: 2.7g | Fat: 9.4g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 26.2g

*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving

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