1cupPowdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar)sifted
3tablespoonsOrange juice
Orange zestfrom 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.