ORANGE LOAF CAKE

Orange Loaf Cake - The Southern Lady Cooks

This Orange Loaf Cake may be one of our favorite recipes and it’s the perfect dessert. It’s easy to make and the flavor is wonderful. If you love orange definitely give this loaf cake a try, you will love it!

Orange Loaf Cake Ingredients Needed:

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Baking Powder

Baking Soda

Eggs

Fresh Orange or orange zest

White Granulated Sugar

Olive Oil

Orange Juice

Orange or Vanilla Extract

Buttermilk

Drizzle Ingredients:

Orange juice

Granulated Sugar

Glaze Ingredients:

Powdered Sugar

Milk

This is a very simple recipe and would be a wonderful addition to any wedding shower, baby shower, brunch, etc. If you have followed us for any amount of time you know we love to make loaf cakes as they are a small dessert and are great with coffee. This would also be a great for any holiday breakfast! If you love this cake you will also love it made with lemon! Check out our Lemon Loaf Cake.

Orange Loaf Cake - The Southern Lady Cooks

Orange Loaf Cake - The Southern Lady Cooks

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Orange Loaf Cake

This Orange Loaf Cake is easy to make and so refreshing!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr 5 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, southern
Keyword: Orange Loaf Cake
Servings: 6 servings
Author: The Southern Lady Cooks

Ingredients

Cake ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • Zest from one orange or about 2 tablespoons of orange zest
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Drizzle Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar

Glaze Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • Milk

Instructions

  • Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a mixing bowl.
  • In another bowl combine eggs, orange zest, white sugar, olive oil, orange juice, orange or vanilla extract and buttermilk using mixer. Combine with flour and mix with mixer.
  • Spray a 9 x 5 bread pan and add batter. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until center tests done.
  • Before removing from pan while still hot, add drizzle below. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Drizzle Instructions:

  • Heat to a boil in the microwave or on top of stove. Remove and poke holes in hot cake before removing from pan and drizzle over cake. Remove cake after 10 minutes and let cool before adding glaze.

Glaze Instructions:

  • Combine till of pouring consistency and pour over cooled cake.

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