Fluffy and moist carrot orange cake; yes, I didn’t want my carrot cake to be boring, so I added orange juice to give it a sharp, tangy flavour. Who can resist such a healthy dessert?. I also topped it with a sugary orange glaze. Why making this simple sugary orange glaze? The reason for making this simple topping glaze is to give the cake extra moisture and sweetness.
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Moist And Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
This orange carrot cake recipe features carrot, orange juice, orange zest (for more orange flavour) and of course flour, sugar and eggs. It is a beginner recipe; you don’t need to have fancy cake decoration tools to decorate the cake. So simple. So delicious. Enjoy this healthy dessert with a cup of tea in the morning.
Check my sugar-free and low-carb carrot cake too, Keto Carrot Cake.
Carrot Orange Cake Ingredients
- Fresh orange juice
- Vegetable oil
- Eggs, room temperature
- Plain flour
- Baking powder
- White sugar
- Orange zest
- Carrot, grated
Orange Glaze Ingredients
- Fresh orange juice
- Orange zest
- Icing sugar (powdered sugar)
How To Make Carrot Orange Cake
Preparing the oven: preheat the oven at 175C.
Making the cake: First, crack the eggs in a bowl then whisk using an electric whisk.
Add the sugar and whisk again.
Now, add the melted butter and orange juice, whisk.
After that, in a bowl, combine the dry ingredients; flour, baking powder and orange zest.
Now, add the dry ingredients to the earlier mixture and whisk.
Finally, add the carrot then stir using a spatula.
Preparing the baking pan: Line a 22 cm baking pan or springform with parchment paper and grease the sides with butter. Then pour the batter in the pan.
Baking the cake: Bake the cake for 45-50 minutes or until fully baked.
Adding the glaze: Pour the orange glaze over the cake as soon as it gets out of the oven.
How To Make The Orange Glaze
In a bowl, combine the orange juice, powdered sugar and orange zest, stir well.
Can I use pasteurized orange juice?
Yes, you can I like using fresh homemade orange juice, so I buy the orange then I squeeze it, but you can use pasteurized orange juice if you like.
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Carrot Orange Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 cup carrot grated
- 1 tbsp orange zest
Orange glaze
- 2 tbsp orange zest
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 1/3 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 175C.
- Crack the eggs in a bowl then whisk using an electric whisk. Then, add the sugar and whisk again.
- Now, add the melted butter and orange juice, whisk.
- After that, in a bowl, combine the dry ingredients; flour, baking powder and orange zest.
- Now, add the dry ingredients to the earlier mixture and whisk.
- Finally, add the carrot then stir using a spatula.
- Line a 22 cm baking pan or springform with parchment paper and grease the sides with butter. Then pour the batter in the pan.
- Bake the cake for 45-50 minutes or until fully baked.
- Pour the orange glaze over the cake as soon as it gets out of the oven.
How To Make The Orange Glaze
- In a bowl, combine the orange juice, powdered sugar and orange zest, stir well.
