Description
Easy Vegan Blood Orange olive oil cake using only 6 main ingredients and 1 bowl. This cake is fluffy and light and perfect for using up all those blood oranges as soon as they come into season, adding a seasonal twist to this loaf cake.
Ingredients
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Cake:
- 315g All purpose plain flour – sifted to ensure less lumps in batter.
- 250g Caster sugar
- 3 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 250g dairy free milk
- 125g Olive oil
- 80g blood orange juice (see note 1)
- 3 tbsp blood orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Icing:
- 150g icing / powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp blood orange juice
Instructions
To make the cake:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (355°F). Line an 8 inch (20 cm) loaf tin with parchment paper.
- Add all the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt) to a large bowl. Mix until there are no lumps. Add all the wet ingredients (milk, oil, juice, zest and vanilla) and mix until smooth.
- Pour the cake batter into your prepared pan. Smooth the surface if necessary.
- Bake the cake for 45-50 mins or until you can insert a toothpick in the centre of the cake and there’s no wet batter on it. As this is a moist cake, some crumbs on your toothpick are fine. If the top of the cake is browning too quickly on top, carefully tent the pan with aluminum/ tin foil.
- Allow the cake to cool in the loaf tin for 10 minutes then let the cake cool on a cooling rack.
To make the icing:
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Add the blood orange juice and sugar to a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Add more orange juice or non-dairy milk for a thinner icing (like a glaze) or more powdered sugar for a thicker icing.
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Drizzle the icing over your cooled cake. If desired, top the cake with berries just before serving.
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Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for a day or in the fridge for up to 3 days. The cake can be stored without the icing in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Notes
Note 1: You’ll need around 2-3 medium blood oranges to yield the amount of juice and zest for the recipe.
Note 2: Alternatively, you can enjoy the cake plain, topped with fresh berries or a light dusting of powdered / icing sugar.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 60
- Cuisine: British, American, Italian inspired