Let’s spring into this light and fluffy blood orange loaf cake. This is the perfect dessert for cocktail hour, brunch, or a mid-day gathering on the patio. It pairs perfectly with a glass of white wine or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If you enjoy this recipe, please share!
Here’s what you will need:
- 9 x 5 inch nonstick loaf pan
- 4-5 blood oranges
- handmixer or standmixer
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
- 1/2 cup non dairy milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tsp orange zest
Sweet Orange Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh squeezed blood orange juice
- sliced blood orange and zest for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder) in one bowl
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (juice, milk, vanilla extract, olive oil, zest)
- Fold wet mixture in with the dry mixture and blend using a hand mixer or stand mixer
- Pour cake batter into a nonstick loaf pan lined with parchment paper
- Bake 50 – 55 minutes
- Once cake is fully baked, remove and cool for an hour or more
- While cake is cooling, mix glaze ingredients together in a small bowl
- Only when cake is cooled, spread glaze over cake; garnish with sliced blood orange and zest if desired
- Slice and serve
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