Orange Cake with Orange Buttercream Glaze

This moist and easy orange cake gets its soft textures from oil and the deliciousness from the juice of very ripe oranges.

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup (300 grams) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 2 1/2 (300 grams) cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup powdered sugar (120g)
• zest of ½ orange
• 2 tablespoons orange juice (about 1/2 orange)

Instructions

1. Prepare a 20 cm cake mould by butterting it and then dusting it with flour. then preheat the oven to 350n degrees Fahrenheit (180°C.)
2. In a mixer bowl place the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Whisk eggs with the sugar until light in colour.
3. Meanwhile, sift the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl.
4. Peel the orange zest take just the orange colour zest.
5. Squeeze 2 or 3 orange fruits to get 1 cup of fresh orange juice.
6. To the eggs, mixture add the orange zest, orange juice and vegetable oil and give the mixture a quick mix.
7. Add the sifted flour into two phases and mix until the flour disappears and you have a smooth cake batter.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared cake mould. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes.
9. Let the cake cool down on a wire rack before glazing the cake.
10. Serve it and enjoy.