Easy Orange Cake
This Orange Cake comes together so quickly and is a definite crowd pleaser!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Orange Cake
- 1½ cups (192g) all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup (100g) sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 3 tablespoons orange zest from about 3 oranges, the zest is for garnish but it is easier to zest oranges before juicing
- ¾ cup (6 ounces or 177ml) freshly squeezed orange juice from about 3 oranges
- ½ cup (112g) vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon McCormick vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon McCormick orange extract
Orange Glaze
- 1¼ cups (160g) confectioners' sugar
- 4 -6 tablespoons whole milk
- 2 tablespoons McCormick orange extract
Instructions
Orange Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a bundt cake with baking spray.
- In a medium bowl sift together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- Add sugar, eggs, milk, orange juice, oil, and extracts to a large bowl and whisk until fully incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, and lightly whisk until combined. Do not over mix.
- Pour the batter into the bundt cake and bake for about 25-35 minutes until lightly golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out mostly clean (not wet).
- Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes and then invert onto a cake plate.
Orange Glaze
- Mix all the ingredients until fully combined. Start with 4 tablespoons of milk and add more as needed.
- Drizzle on a warm or cooled cake.
- Add orange zest as garnish and serve.