orange cake

Moist Orange Cake 🍊🍰

Ingredients (Makes 1 9-inch cake)

• 1¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
• ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup (120 ml) fresh orange juice
• Zest of 2 oranges
• ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Optional Glaze:

• ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp fresh orange juice

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven: 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan.
2. Mix dry ingredients:
   In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar:
   In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
4. Add orange flavor:
   Mix in orange juice, zest, and vanilla extract.
5. Combine wet and dry:
   Gradually fold in dry ingredients alternately with milk until smooth.
6. Bake:
   Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35–40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Cool & glaze (optional):
   Let cake cool in the pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Mix powdered sugar and orange juice to make glaze, and drizzle over cooled cake.