This Orange Olive Oil Cake has vibrant orange taste infused in each chew! Recent orange juice, zest, and star anise are blended into the cake batter after which topped with candied orange zest goodness. 

Should you liked our orange loaf cake that went completely bonkers on social, this orange olive oil cake is for you!

Like clockwork, my yearning for citrus all the things comes round yearly when winter turns to spring. After months of heavy, wealthy flavors like pumpkin spice and peppermint, I discover myself craving one thing vibrant and refreshing. And this orange olive oil cake certain delivers — it’s what I served my household on Easter, and everybody from my mother to my toddler loved it 👏🏻👏🏻

Better of all, it is a actually easy cake recipe. You make the batter, pour it into your cake pan, and high with orange zest sugar for just a little additional texture and zing, which btw comes out of the oven tasting like slivers of candied oranges. It’s vibrant, mild, and ideal for spring!

What’s In Orange Olive Oil Cake

• All-purpose flour: This staple cake flour works nice on this olive oil cake recipe.
• Floor star anise (non-compulsory): The star anise provides a scrumptious trace of taste to this cake. Should you don’t have it, no worries, however it’s delish!
• Brown sugar: A bit brown sugar provides a pleasant depth of taste to this olive oil cake recipe. Plus, it pairs effectively with the orange!
• Olive oil: Using extra-virgin olive oil on this recipe provides a singular depth of taste and richness to the cake. It additionally offers it a moistness that’s laborious to attain with butter alone. Don’t skip the olive oil — that is an olive oil cake in any case.
• Vanilla extract: A bit contact of vanilla extract provides the proper of entirety to this cake.
• Orange: Recent oranges are finest! We used recent orange zest and orange juice on this recipe.
• Almond milk: Provides a bit extra moisture to the batter. Be at liberty to substitute for some other milk of your alternative.
• Granulated sugar: To make the orange zest sugar that goes on high of the cake. It’s easy and so freaking good!

High Ideas From Our Recipe Testers

• Don’t use orange slices: We examined this recipe with orange slices on high, with and with out the peel. Each the orange peels and the items of the orange section left a bitter style within the cake. So we don’t suggest putting slices of oranges on the highest regardless if it has the peel.
• Juice your oranges: for probably the most vibrant orange-forward taste, we suggest juicing your oranges recent quite than utilizing store-bought orange juice.
• Selecting milk: You can even swap almond milk for normal or some other non-dairy milk of your alternative! Simply be certain that it’s unsweetened.
• What the heck is star anise: Should you don’t have star anise (generally it may be laborious to search out!), be happy to omit it or substitute it with a pinch of cinnamon. It gained’t have the identical taste profile, however it should nonetheless be scrumptious!

Learn how to Retailer

Have leftover cake? This olive oil orange cake could be saved in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 3 days or within the fridge for as much as 5 days. 

You can even freeze the cake by wrapping it tightly in plastic wrap and putting it in a freezer-safe bag for as much as 3 months.

What to Serve with Orange Olive Oil Cake

The orange flavors on this cake supply a mess of scrumptious pairing choices! It will style heavenly with a scorching cup of Pour Over Espresso or this Vanilla Candy Cream Chilly Brew. 

Should you’re feeling adventurous, attempt making this Orange Creamsicle Smoothie! Or cap off the night with this Frothy Orange Creamsicle Cocktail.

Orange Olive Oil Cake Recipe

This orange olive oil cake is an ideal steadiness of vibrant citrus flavors, nutty almond milk, and wealthy olive oil. It is easy to make and ideal for spring gatherings or any time you are craving a refreshing and tangy dessert.

Prep:20 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner:45 minutes minutes

Directions 

• Preheat the oven to 350℉ and spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.

• Add all of the dry components to a big bowl and whisk the components collectively. Put aside.

• Subsequent, add the brown sugar and olive oil to a unique mixing bowl and whisk collectively, ensuring there aren’t any lumps.

• Add the remaining moist components to the olive oil and brown sugar and whisk to mix.

• Slowly add the dry components to the moist components and blend till easy.

• Switch the batter to the cake pan. Put aside.

• In a small bowl, add the granulated sugar and orange zest. Utilizing your fingertips, rub the zest into the sugar. The sugar ought to grow to be a lightweight orange coloration. High the cake with the orange zest sugar.

• Bake for 35-45 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear.

• When the cake is completed, take away it from the oven and permit it to chill earlier than serving.

Ideas & Notes

• The star anise provides a scrumptious trace of taste to this cake. Should you don’t have it, no worries.
• We examined this recipe with orange slices on high, with and with out the peel. Each the peel and the items of the orange section left a bitter style within the cake.
• We examined this cake with a pleasant caramel sauce, and it was delish. Should you go this route, we suggest topping with candied orange.