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Vegan Orange Cake made in 1 Bowl and just 8 ingredients! Easy Moist Citrusy Vegan Cake. Soyfree Palm-Oil-free Recipe.
Weekend calls for some cake sitting on the counter. And this citrusy 1 bowl orange cake makes it very easy to have some around. Esp when glazed with some boozy marmalade glaze! Right?
We end up with a bottle of orange juice or a orange something mix juice every now and then. Hubbs gets some, drinks it a few times and forgets about it. Sometimes he gets it just because there should be something to drink for visitors. And I tell him, we always have water or I can make lemonade. Why get the whole juice bottle, esp when both of us don’t really like it and since packaged juice is just.. that, packaged and questionable. I was brought up in the Orange city in India(yes there is such a city!). Those juicy sweet fresh oranges now appear only in my dreams. The juice from those oranges, so fresh and sweet, also in my dreams. After decades of trying many different options, the sour juice just doesn’t cut it for me. So anywho, I use up the leftover orange juice in this cake. 1 bowl, easy, 8 main ingredients, 2 tbsp oil, vegan orange cake! What do you do with excess juice?
I generally use carton orange juice and the juice varies between brands, types and hence the flavor in the cake. For stronger orange flavor, add zest of an orange to the batter or use orange marmalade frosting. This cake is like a basic sponge cake that needs a moist and flavorful frosting or glaze to make it shine. For more moisture in the cake, add a bit more oil to the batter.
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One Bowl Vegan Orange Cake
Ingredients
Dry:
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or use Spelt flour, (or use 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup unbleached white flour or all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp starch like corn or arrowroot
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, I powder raw sugar and use, Add 2 to 4 tbsp more for sweeter.
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- a generous pinch of salt
Wet:
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180ºc. Line a 8 or 9 inch cake pan with parchment, or grease well and dust with flour.
- In a bowl whisk all the dry ingredients until combined well.
- Add the wet ingredients to the bowl and mix until smooth. Pour the batter in the prepared cake pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or a toothpick from near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.
- Add frosting of choice like vegan cream cheese frosting, or with whipped coconut cream and fruit, or make a boozy marmalade glaze.
- For the boozy glaze: Mix a tbsp of liquor in a 1/4 cup of orange or apricot marmalade or preserves of choice. Heat for a few minutes until bubbling. Use as glaze or serve with each slice.
- For a regular glaze: Use a tbsp orange juice mixed with the marmalade, or mix 2 to 3 tbsp orange juice with a 1/3 cup or more powdered sugar.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Could I sub oil for applesauce or almond butter?
Just omit the oil. Applesauce will be too moist for the cake and nut butter will add too much flavor. Just omit the oil and add 1 tbsp more orange juice
If I want to make this without sugar but using honey, how should I adjust the recipe?
you can use maple, same amount as sugar and reduce Oj by same amount
This cake turned out absolutely amazing! Because there aren’t many ingredients it came out super light and fluffy (just an excuse for true fact that I ate 1/4 of it in one sitting perhaps).
I added another 2 tbsp of coconut oil and 1-2tbsp of orange juice and 1.5 tbsp of orange peel (didn’t have enough orange flavor for me without it) to make sure it wouldn’t be dry.
It was a little sticky when it came out and I probably could’ve baked it for another 5 or so minutes.
I plan on making it again! Hopefully with poppy seeds 🙂
yay! thanks
Very nice 😊
I made muffins from the batter, yielded 11 for me.
Also made several changes:
Erythritol in place of sugar, whole pureed oranges with some cest, 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 vegan protein powder instead of the flour.
Turned out wonderful so I’m sure the original recipe will be even better! Thanks for sharing with us 😁
good to know. thank you!
Hey Richa,
Do you think it would be great with matcha frosting?
If not, which of your cakes would you recommend with matcha frosting?
Thank you for your time
Made this today and it came out perfect! Perfectly moist, light, and fluffy. Used light spelt flour (Hockey Valley), arrowroot powder, fresh squeezed orange juice and orange zest.
What an easy and beautiful cake! Thank you for this recipe!!
I just made this with all purpose I bleached flour and only 1 tbsp olive oil. I made it in an 8.5” loaf pan and baked for 40 mins. I also added a little orange zest. It was amazing. My husband ate the whole thing!!
Fabulous !! thanks
Great recipe, thank you!
I didn’t need a vegan cake but egg free so i just swapped oil for 4 tbsp of melted butter. All other ingredients I followed your instructions and measurements. I juiced 3 premium oranges and kept any bits in it. Also added zest from one of them into the batter. My cake turned moist, fluffy and unlike some eggless sponges -didn’t flop! I used 8’ springform. The only thing I will change next time is the amount of sugar, will increase to maybe 120g or a bit more, as I had that floury aftertaste.
We loove this cake. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed this recipe!
I Love this recipe. I cut it into 8 servings and freeze so I don’t eat the whole thing in a day! Keeps very well. I love adding the boozy marmalade. I use a spoon of marmalade and a splash of brandy in the microwave for 15 seconds for a heavenly glaze and warmth. I’ve also melted the marmalade with a square of dark chocolate. Perfect cake for a solo baker.
So many wonderful recipes, thank you Veganricha.