Orange Loaf Cake: the flavorful recipe you’ll love

Orange Loaf Cake is the perfect teatime treat for both summer and winter. This easy and flavorful cake recipe brings all the orange flavor and is not difficult to make at all. To make it you need only a handful of ingredients: orange and orange juice, sugar, eggs, butter, cornstarch, baking powder, and water. The Loaf Cake is sweet and citrusy, and the texture is soft and moist, similar to a pound cake. It’s so delicious, you can serve it for breakfast, dessert, or snack time! And it’s so easy too. You simply pour the batter into a milk container to make a delicious pound cake in a few steps!

What Are the Best Oranges for Orange Loaf Cake?

For this recipe, you can use Navel oranges, CaraCara oranges (juicy and flavorful), or Sunkist. If the oranges taste good, they will be good enough for your Orange Loaf Cake. Refrain from using bitter, or bland oranges.

How Long Should I Bake My Orange Loaf Cake?

This Easy Orange Loaf Cake should be baked in a water bath for about 25 minutes at 180°C/350°F. Test the loaf with a skewer. If it comes out clean, the loaf cake is ready to serve.

Tips for Easy Orange Loaf Cake

– This Orange Loaf Cake is healthier than the typical recipe, as it contains less sugar.

– For a flavorful Orange Loaf, be sure to pick the brightest oranges you can find. These will be sweeter and more flavorful.

– You can make the Orange Loaf ahead of time, and store it at room temperature (in an airtight container) for up to 3 days.

– To make the Orange Loaf more indulgent, serve it with an orange glaze. Simply sift powdered sugar into a clean bowl, add orange juice and zest. Whisk to combine and drizzle over the loaf.

– For a moister loaf, use vegetable or canola oil instead of butter.

– You can also make this loaf with boxed cake mix (look out for Duncan Hines Orange Supreme Cake Mix), as well as store-bought orange juice.

– Make it vegan, but substituting the butter with oil, and the 2 eggs with a vegan egg replacement.

– You can make this recipe in a small muffin tin. Just be sure to grease the mold first to prevent sticking.

– Variations: add fruits (dried cranberries or raisins), chocolate chips, or nuts (pecans or candied walnuts) to the loaf batter before baking.

How to store Orange Loaf

Store the Orange Loaf at room temperature, in an airtight container, for up to 3 days. Don’t store it in the fridge, as the loaf will dry out.

How to make Orange Loaf Cake

Cut the side wall of the milk bag.

Mix all the ingredients for the cake.

Cover the bottom of the form with parchment paper and grease with butter. Put orange slices at the bottom

Pour the mixture into the milk carton mold.

Place the mold on a grid placed in a baking tin. Fill the tin with water.

Bake in a water bath for 25 minutes at 180°C/350°F.

Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Notes

For extra orange flavor, you can grate in fresh orange zest.