This Orange Cake recipe, bursting with the flavors of Oranges, made with healthy ingredients is a perfect teatime cake and is surely a delight to have.
The best part is that this recipe is Vegan!
I make the same cake in chocolate flavor too. And believe me, every time I have to make it, the choice is difficult!
This eggless Orange Cake recipe is perhaps one of my best bakes. It was a trial that was a super-duper hit. I am sure once you try it out you will bake it every time oranges are there. A recipe not to be missed!
Everything is fantastic about this cake except one. What's that? And that is that you can try this particular recipe only when fresh oranges are in the season. No fresh oranges? Then please do not try this recipe. You will agree with me when you go ahead with the recipe.
Except for the color, everything is Orangish about this cake. Why so? This is because it is made with wheat flour and brown sugar. And also, that I didn't add any artificial color to it.
If you love oranges, then Orange Babka Bread is another must-try recipe!
Easy Recipe
Apart from the taste, this Orange Blueberry Cake recipe also happens to be one of the easiest recipes. I have followed my Vegan Chocolate Muffins recipe for this cake.
Simply swapped water with orange juice and chocolate chips with dried blueberries, and of course, vanilla essence got replaced with Orange zest. Rest everything remains the same. And to make it truly healthier, replaced white sugar with brown sugar. Now it sounds like too many changes, no?
How To Make
No Essence: It feels so wonderful to have so many varieties of foods and veggies. With such aromatic fruits around us, like oranges, do we need any artificial flavoring? It is for this reason that I avoided vanilla as well as orange essence in this cake. In fact, I decided to try it as a vegan version because I didn't want to dilute the orange flavor with milk or curd or anything else. And I am happy with what I decided. Actually, this is not the first time I avoided vanilla essence. In fact, I have made Strawberry muffins as well as Rasmalai cake without any vanilla essence.
Fresh Orange Juice: I have used fresh orange juice here. Take care to remove the seeds. If you use canned juice then adjust the quantity of sugar. You will need much less sugar in that case.
Orange Zest: Along with the fresh juice, the most important thing in this cake is orange zest. This is what replaces the essence and gives natural fragrance as well as aroma to the cake.
Also, I have used my bundt pan of 7'' for baking this cake. My first bake in my bundt pan. You can use the same or cake tin of any other shape. This recipe is good for a 6" cake pan, round or rectangular.
Step by Step Recipe
- Grate Orange to get the zest.
- Peel orange segments and separate them.
- Take wheat flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Add brown sugar and whisk well.
Tip: If using jaggery powder then mix it in the mixie along with orange juice. This is done so that it is dissolved fully.
- Mix in dried blueberries and peeled and separated orange segments.
Tip: Instead of blueberries, you can use tutti frutti or nuts or chocolate chips too.
- Make a well in the center and add oil, orange zest and fresh orange juice, and lemon juice
- Mix everything using the cut and fold method.
- Keep the consistency of the batter thick only. But if too thick then add a little more orange juice. Leave the batter for 10 to 15 minutes. In the meantime do other preparations.
- Start preheating the oven. Preheat it for 15 minutes at 180 degrees C.
- Grease a cake pan. I have used Bundt pan, 7'', here. Arrange certain berries and orange pieces as the base is going to be the top of this cake.
Tip: If you are using an ordinary cake pan then put these after pouring the batter.
- Put the batter in the greased pan.
- Bake the cake for 40 minutes or till the skewer inserted comes out clean
- Take out the cake tin and wait for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Loosen the sides with a knife and invert it on a wire rack. Let it cool completely before slicing.
- Serve with love, tea optional.
Variation
- In place of blueberries, you can use cranberries or tutti frutti, or raisins.
- Chocolate Orange Cake
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- For making Orange chocolate cake, replace blueberries with choco chips and bake. Once the cake is baked, let it cool down completely. Now drizzle chocolate ganache at different angles.
- For Ganache, take equal quantities of cream and cooking chocolate. Like 2 tablespoons of each are sufficient for this particular pattern. Arrange orange zest and you are ready to serve it.
FAQs
Q) How to Take out Orange Zest?
- The aroma of fresh orange zest beats all the artificial essence/extracts.
- To take out orange zest, wash the orange, wipe it and grate it.
- Grate only the green/yellow skin and not the pith, which is the white part.
- This is because pith is very bitter in taste and will spoil the taste of your cake.
Q) Can I replace fresh orange juice with canned juice?
You can but make sure that you use brown sugar or jaggery sparingly then as the store-bought juices are loaded with sugar.
Q) Instead of a bundt pan, can I bake this cake in a regular round cake pan?
Yes, use any 6" cake pan. If you are using an ordinary cake pan then put Orange segments, blueberries etc on the top after pouring the batter.
Some other Fruit-based Cakes/Muffins which you may like are:
- Strawberry Muffins
- Apple Carrot Muffins
- Mango Chocolate Cake
- Peach Upside Down Cake
- Banana Walnut Muffins
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Eggless Orange Cake Recipe
An easy recipe bursting with the aroma of oranges
- My 1 Cup measures 240 ml
- 1 Cup (130 g) Wheat Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar Or Jaggery Powder
- 1/4 Cup Orange Segments,peeled and Separated
- 1/3 Cup Blueberries, Dried
- 1/4 Cup Oil
- 1 Cup Orange Juice
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest
Take flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and whisk well.
Add brown sugar and again mix everything nicely with a whisk. If using jaggery powderthen please check Note 9.
Mix in peeled and separated orange segments and dried blueberries. This is done so that they are evenly distributed in the cake and do not sink at the bottom of the cake. Reserve 1 teaspoon of each for laying in the bottom (or top) of the cake.
Make a well in the centre and add oil, orange zest, fresh orange juice and lemon juice.
Mix everything using cut and fold method.
Keep the batter for 10 to 15 minutes. In the meantime, preheat oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees C.
Grease a bundt pan and arrange orange segments and dried blueberries. if you are using an ordinary cake pan then just grease it and arrange the orange and blueberries on the top after pouring the batter.
Pour the batter in the prepared cake pan.
Bake for 40 minutes or till a skewer inserted comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed a little.
Wait for 5 to 7 minutes. Then loosen the sides with a knife and invert it on a wire rack.
Cut when completely cool.
Serve with love, tea optional.
- You can store this at room temperature for 3 to 4 days in winters otherwise in the refrigerator.
- I have used normal wheat flour which is used for making chapatis. You can use all-purpose flour too. But in that case, adjust the quantity of orange juice.
- You will need roughly 4 to 5 oranges, depending on the size.
- Fresh orange juice is preferred. But if you use canned juice then adjust the quantity of sugar as it is already sweet. Take care to remove the seeds from the fresh juice.
- Do not add vanilla essence and do not skip orange zest by any chance. This zest gives the real aroma to this cake. While grating orange for the zest, take care that you grate only the green/orange part and not the white part beneath it. This is because the white portion is really bitter and will spoil the taste of your cake. In fact, I would suggest, you taste the zest before adding it to the cake. Add only if tastes good, otherwise grate again.
- You need a 6" cake pan for this recipe. I have used a bundt pan. You can use any other shape that you prefer or even make muffins out of it. If using a normal cake pan then arrange blueberries and orange segments on the top after pouring the batter. I have done it on the bottom because of the bundt pan.
- If baking in microwave convection then it gets preheated much quickly, in around 5 minutes only because of the inbuilt settings. So do not wait for 15 minutes. And start baking as soon as it gives a beep (or other indication) that it is preheated.
- You can bake it in a pressure cooker also. For baking in the pressure cooker, check the details here.
- You can use chocolate chips in place of dried blueberries.
- If using jaggery powder then mix it in the mixie along with orange juice. This is done so that it is dissolved fully.
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Testimonials
Happy Baking..
Ho Samira, tried this cake today and it came out so well.soft,moist and delicious with a subtle hint of orange. My husband loved it. Thanks for this recipe
Glad that you and your husband liked it. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely feedback 🌹
Hi I loved how you avoided vanilla and egg relaxer to bring out the orange flavour. I used fresh blueberries and coconut oil and it turned out great!
But I’m not sure why you say to leave the batter for 10-15 minutes? Wouldn’t the effect of the baking soda get diluted? Please guide as I want to bake it again!
Hello! Thank you so much for trying this out and most importantly for sharing your lovely feedback🌹
Yes, you are right that the bs does get diluted.
But i feel that it gives nice crust that’s why.
But, it’s not necessary. You can bake immediately too.
Please agar egg use karna ho to recipe me kya changes kar sakte hai please bata dijiye
Is recipe mein egg mat use Karo, orange का mazaa aadha reh jayega. Try it as it is, you will love it.
Dear, that will be a different recipe altogether. In this recipe neither egg nor any egg replaced is used/required.
For the taste of orange, try it as it is.
Sounds yummy Samira. Would definitely try this one.
Thanks dear. Pl share your feedback once you try it out. Happy Baking 👍
Whats the size of Ur bundt pan?
It’s 7″