Easy one bowl Orange Cake

This is a really easy one when you know you should bake something but really can't be bothered.

Pop all the ingredients in a bowl and mix away.

Orange Cake
makes one 20cm round cake, serves about 10


ingredients
  • 150g butter, room temperature
  • 150g sugar
  • zest of an orange
  • 3 eggs
  • 225g self raising flour
  • 30ml milk, room temperature
  • 30ml freshly squeezed orange juice  
method
  • preheat oven to 180C/160C fan
  • grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin or a loaf tin
  • put all ingredients in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer for a few minutes until mixture is smooth
  • pour into cake tin and bake for about 35min, test with cake skewer
  • allow to cool in tin, ice when cool
to make icing 
  • 30g butter, softened, a couple of tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice, about 200g icing sugar, maybe more
  • beat with an electric mixture a few minutes until light and fluffy, add more icing sugar if too runny,or if you like runny leave it as is, spread over cake and enjoy

Go on, you know you want to make it, smells delicious aswell.

Enjoy ♥
✗ ♡

Comments

  1. PaisleyJade11 January 2012 at 18:04

    Perfect - this is my kind of cake! Pinned!!

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  2. Kelly Casanova11 January 2012 at 18:05

    Mmm, thanks for sharing!

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  3. Kate11 January 2012 at 18:31

    Love a good orange cake! I go the super-lazy route and do mine in the food processor with a whole orange.

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  4. LionessLady11 January 2012 at 19:09

    Yum Cathie! I love orange cake!!!

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  5. Amy11 January 2012 at 19:32

    Oh, you are right I do want to make it! And I have all the ingredients. It must be fate :P

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  6. Sonia11 January 2012 at 21:17

    Thanks for another lovely recipe. I think this one is being made this weekend!

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  7. melissa11 January 2012 at 21:31

    I love orange cake - but the one I normally make is more complicated so thanks for sharing this quicker version. Looks yum!

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  8. Michelle11 January 2012 at 22:14

    Done! I'm making this tonight...

    Thanks!

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  9. Taryn11 January 2012 at 22:34

    perfection for a hot summers day xxx

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  10. Ellieboo11 January 2012 at 23:24

    ah this might a good start for my baking career :)
    xxx

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  11. Cat from Raspberry Rainbow12 January 2012 at 00:15

    Yum yum! It does look easy :)

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  12. Brenda @ 13 Acres12 January 2012 at 00:46

    Cathie, not only does look easy, it looks delicious!! I need to have some of these one bowl recipes on hand in case I need to whip something up in a flash! I hope your well! happy 2012 too xx

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  13. teddybearswednesday12 January 2012 at 03:08

    YUM! xo

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  14. Jodi12 January 2012 at 04:27

    this is perfect because i often think: "I should bake something, but I don't have the time/energy/enthusiasm" - thank you sweet Cathie! x

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  15. Anonymous12 January 2012 at 05:21

    This is my kind of baking :)
    Thanks Cathie.
    Xx

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  16. Anonymous12 January 2012 at 05:22

    This is my kind of baking :)
    Thanks Cathie.
    Xx

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  17. Lola Nova12 January 2012 at 11:54

    Oh you know me so well, yes I do, I do want to make it. Now, off to get some oranges and my little chef friend to help!

    Thank you for sharing.

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  18. Kat12 January 2012 at 12:43

    ooh yummy! We have a birthday at work on Tuesday and I might have to make this.

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  19. Little Pinwheel12 January 2012 at 14:17

    I would love to bottle you up and put you in my kitchen! I wish I baked like you.... such a special mumma to have xx

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  20. Pinecone Camp12 January 2012 at 17:43

    I love a good "one bowl" recipe! Thanks for sharing this delicious cake with us. Hope all is well Cathie!

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  21. Sandrine12 January 2012 at 22:32

    Yum!I keep meaning to try a flour less orange one but have not yet :)
    x

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  22. nicole13 January 2012 at 02:33

    this looks de-lish! hope i can find some time to make it soon!
    see you wednesday!?!
    xo

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  23. Caroline13 January 2012 at 04:07

    Oh delicious, I'm going to make this a weekend project, I am, I am!

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  24. Anonymous13 January 2012 at 05:33

    Sounds lovely and light this one ;-)) After all the chocolate of xmas. Might give it a go ;-)) dee xx

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  25. posie blogs Jennie McClelland14 January 2012 at 02:30

    You had me at 'one bowl' looks delicious, love Posie

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  26. Jane14 January 2012 at 22:13

    Ooh, I'm bookmarking this one, Cathie - it looks scrummy! Thanks so much for your generous sharing, as always. J x

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  27. Cat15 January 2012 at 23:47

    I do love trying a new cake recipe, especially one of your tasty ones:) This is on my list of things to make now for school lunches. Thank you for another yummy recipe sweet. xx

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  28. Lulu and Co.16 January 2012 at 17:47

    Perfect! This sounds absolutely delightful! And I will just have to put a pot of tea on while it bakes!!!
    Have a wonderful day,
    xo,
    Lulu

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  29. Carmen16 January 2012 at 20:29

    Thank you for such a lovely recipe...made it last night....easy peasy. Now I'm thinking that maybe it could have some variations, such as caramel cake, chocolate cake, lemon poppy seed cake, coconut cake.

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  30. Rie18 January 2012 at 17:11

    ...it's in the oven!!

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  31. Nicky Singh21 January 2012 at 07:54

    Hi Cathie, this recipe looks really easy,I love how you can throw it all into one bowl.I'm definitely going to try this cake!

    Nicky Singh

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  32. miss b22 January 2012 at 10:57

    I love orange cake and this looks so easy - will definitely make it- thank you for the recipe.
    www.missbbobochic.blogspot.com

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  33. My Beautiful World23 January 2012 at 04:10

    Making this one tomorrow my friend love your recipes. I have missed your posts so happy to catch up again. hope you have a lovely day xo

    Always Wendy

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  34. koralee26 January 2012 at 18:20

    This is looking very yummy today...thinking it may be on the weekend menu. Love to you dear one. xoxoxo

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  35. Christie - Childhood 10127 January 2012 at 17:20

    Citrus and cake are a match made in heaven in my book! Definitely making this over the weekend :)

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  36. christina27 January 2012 at 19:03

    so yummy!!
    hello my friend.
    xo

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  37. Kelly2 February 2012 at 02:35

    YUM!

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  38. Mona Zenhom15 January 2013 at 08:48

    I found this recipe while searching for an easy cake to make quickly. It's in the oven now and smells amazing! It was really easy. I didn't have a zester but I used a serrated knife instead.

    I thought I'd post the measurements for my fellow metrically challenged Americans :) 150 grams of sugar is 2/3 of a cup and 225 g flour is 1 and a 1/2 cups plus 2 tsp of flour. 30 ml is a little over one ounce :)

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