Easy Orange Cake

A soft and tender orange cake that’s bursting with fresh orange flavor. This everyday orange cake recipe is easy to make and only gets better over time. It's a simple recipe with amazing results!

Prep time: PT20M

Cook time: PT60M

Total time: PT80M

Rating

4.91 stars (142 reviews)

Ingredients

2 ⅞ cups (350g) all-purpose flour, sifted
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
1 cup (240 ml) canola or vegetable oil
1 ¼ cups (300 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
Orange zest from 3-4 oranges ((same amount of oranges used for the juice))
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps

Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C. Grease a 12-cup (10-inch) Bundt pan or two standard loaf pans (either 9 x 5 inch pans or 8½ x 4½ inch pans for taller cakes) and set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or a handheld mixer, whisk together eggs and sugar on high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
On low speed and with the mixer running, add oil slowly until combined. Add orange juice, zest, and vanilla extract and keep whisking slowly until combined.
Add flour mixture and whisk just until combined. Don’t overmix.
Pour batter into prepared pan/pans. Bake for 50-60 minutes for the bundt pan or 40-50 minutes for the loaf pans or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Note: If the top is browning quickly while baking, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Allow cake/cakes to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.

Reviews

Rose B on 2026-01-03 (5 stars):
Easy and very tasty - made icing with icing sugar, butter and orange zest. Yummy & will make again. thank you.
Lindsay on 2025-12-19 (5 stars):
This recipe is amazing. Very easy to make, tastes great. Not too sweet. I made mine gluten free by using a 1 to 1 gluten free flour blend
Jihee, Adelaide, Australia on 2025-08-03 (5 stars):
I just made a loaf of this cake using half of all the ingredients and two tangelo oranges. The cake batter was much runnier compared to a typical butter cake. I baked it for a little over an hour. The cake is really nice! I am printing out the recipe to keep it close. No doubt that I will back again. Thank you!
Pam MacLeod on 2025-05-19 (5 stars):
A woman we know brought it to a social evening. We all loved it and the recipe is rotating among the group. I think she baked it in a flan like pan and put a little decoration in the center. I made it for the first time today and it is very easy. I used a bunt pan (how do you put in parchment paper??) I did my best and it didn’t stick.This recipe is one that will be repeated. Thank you
Anna on 2025-05-03 (5 stars):
Made this cake in a round tin. It turned out perfectly well. Thanks for the recepie!
Nikki on 2025-02-13 (5 stars):
My husband’s favorite cake!🍊🧡🎉
Malcolm Beanland on 2025-02-06 (5 stars):
This is a. Superb recipe. I have tried the recipe twice with great results, The cake comes out very tasty and moist and we have enjoyed baking it and eating it, The recipe follows closely how my mum used to make her Range cakes, Recommended
Hamza Imam on 2025-01-31 (5 stars):
ITS SO SOFTTTT!!!!!! Added this recipe to my go to recipes folder.

Easy Orange Cake

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