Eggless orange cake Recipe | Orange sponge cake | How to make egg free orange cake | Orange sponge cake recipe with step by step instructions
Eggless orange cake Recipe | Orange sponge cake is truly a delight for vegetarians as this cake is egg free, made with handful and easily available ingredients and has bursting flavours of fresh orange juice.
Unlike our Orange cranberry pound cake which we shared earlier, this cake is no condensed milk, no curd/yogurt, no vinegar and no eggs recipe. Sounds interesting?
You all must be wondering about the sponge & softness of the cake as this has no curd, no condensed milk, no vinegar and no eggs.
But let me tell you that the hero of this cake here is fresh orange juice, that lends the softness and sponge to the cake.
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Let’s proceed to make Eggless orange cake Recipe | Orange sponge cake
1 cup = 250 ml
To make vanilla glaze
In a small bowl combine the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
Mix well to make a smooth consistency glaze.
To make candied orange slices
Cut the whole orange with peel on, into thin slices. Boil the water in a pan, to this add sugar. Mix and add orange slices.
Bring it down to simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. Remove on parchment paper and keep it aside.
To make Orange cake
First of all gather all the ingredients, measure and keep all of them ready. Make sure everything is on room temperature.
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C for 10 minutes. Select a suitable size tin, brush with oil and dust some flour all over.
Tap and remove the excess flour. You may lay a parchment paper at the bottom of the tin for easy removal of the cake after baking.
Next, make sure to sift all the dry ingredients like maida (all purpose flour), corn flour, baking soda, baking powder, a pinch of salt atleast 2 to 3 times. Keep it aside.
For wet ingredients, into a mixing bowl add sugar and melted butter. Whisk it well, till the sugar dissolves.
Thereafter add the sieved dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients.
Add orange zest and pulp, fold it gently, till the batter becomes smooth and soft. The batter should be of pouring consistency.
Fold the batter gently by using cut and fold method. Over beating makes the texture of the cake hard.
Now pour the cake batter to the tin, then tap on the kitchen counter 3 to 4 times, so that the air bubble release.
Place the cake tin in the pre heated oven and bake it for 30 to 35 minutes at 190°C.
To check whether the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean means the cake is baked perfectly.
Remove it from the oven and place it on cooling rack. Once it cools down, run a knife through the sides of the cake and gently tap it to remove the cake on the serving platter.
Drizzle the Vanilla glaze over the cake or dust some powdered sugar on top and decorate with candied orange slices.
Enjoy this delicious eggless orange cake at the tea time.
Notes
1. Butter can be replaced with flavorless oil.
2. Corn flour can be replaced with custard powder in equal quantity.
3. Don’t use orange zest more than mentioned quantity, else the cake may taste bitter.
4. Adjust sugar as per your taste.
5. To make this cake vegan, replace butter with flavorless oil and for glaze use any vegan friendly milk.
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Eggless orange cake Recipe | Orange sponge cake
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 1.5 Cup Maida / All purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Corn Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Pinch Salt
Wet ingredients
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/3 Cup melted butter
- 1 Cup Orange Juice
- 1/8 cup orange pulp
- 1 tsp Orange Zest
For candied orange slices
- 1 Big orange
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1/4 cup Sugar
For Vanilla glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
To make vanilla glaze
- In a small bowl combine the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Mix well to make a smooth consistency glaze.
To make candied orange slices
- Cut the whole orange with peel on, into thin slices. Boil the water in a pan, to this add sugar. Mix and add orange slices.
- Bring it down to simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. Remove on parchment paper and keep it aside.
To make Orange cake
- First of all gather all the ingredients, measure and keep all of them ready. Make sure everything is on room temperature.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C for 10 minutes. Select a suitable size tin, brush with oil and dust some flour all over.
- Tap and remove the excess flour. You may lay a parchment paper at the bottom of the tin for easy removal of the cake after baking.
- Next, make sure to sift all the dry ingredients like maida (all purpose flour), corn flour, baking soda, baking powder, a pinch of salt atleast 2 to 3 times. Keep it aside.
- For wet ingredients, into a mixing bowl add sugar and melted butter. Whisk it well, till the sugar dissolves.
- Thereafter add the sieved dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients.
- Add orange zest and pulp, fold it gently, till the batter becomes smooth and soft. The batter should be of pouring consistency.
- Fold the batter gently by using cut and fold method. Over beating makes the texture of the cake hard.
- Now pour the cake batter to the tin, then tap on the kitchen counter 3 to 4 times, so that the air bubble release.
- Place the cake tin in the pre heated oven and bake it for 30 to 35 minutes at 190°C.
- To check whether the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean means the cake is baked perfectly.
- Remove it from the oven and place it on cooling rack. Once it cools down, run a knife through the sides of the cake and gently tap it to remove the cake on the serving platter.
- Drizzle the Vanilla glaze over the cake or dust some powdered sugar on top and decorate with candied orange slices.
- Enjoy this delicious eggless orange cake at the tea time.
Notes
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Lata
Such a beautiful summery looking cake Lata. Love how you’ve made candied orange slices at home. Makes the eggless orange cake look so pretty. I prefer decorating cakes with fresh fruits as opposed to icing or frosting. Using candied orange slices is a wonderful idea.
Thank you Mayuri for your kind words.
What a beautiful cake this is with refreshing citrus note in every bite. Love the candied orange slices and so excited that you made them at home. I need to give this a try. My boys and me love cakes without frosting and this is just the kind we like.
Thanks Sandhya, truly sometimes cakes without frosting are hugely welcome.
Eggless orange cake looks absolutely spongy and delectable ! Love how you have decorated it with homemade candied orange slices.
Thanks Poonam.
Wow, eggless orange cake looks very tempting! love the burst of citrus flavors in the recipe! beautifully decorated with candied orange slices!!! Delicious cake lata!!!
Thanks Priya.
Love the fresh fruit cake, especially when that is glazed with sugar syrup! your cake looks delicious and loved your decoration!
Thank you Uma and glad you liked it.
Madam thank u for delicious cake recipe .one thing want to know how much 1 cup measument in ml cup?
Hi Suchita. My apologies for not mentioning the cup size. The cup size is 1 cup = 250 ml.