Orange Cake Eggless Vegan With Whole Wheat Flour

Why This Orange Cake Recipe Works

This eggless orange cake recipe is a delicious guilt free sweet treat made with fresh ingredients. I use fresh orange juice in this recipe but you can use canned or packaged orange juice. You can swap a few ingredients in this recipe if you do not have them to hand. I used whole wheat flour to make this orange cake however, you can use all-purpose flour instead. I also used raw sugar as a sweetener but you can swap it with powdered jaggery. The great thing about this cake is that it is very light as not much oil is needed in this recipe. You won’t get that heavy feeling after eating a slice of this orange cake. This is definitely a relatively healthy orange cake recipe compared to others. If you want more sweetness then feel free to frost this cake with orange whipped cream or buttercream icing. However, I prefer to eat it plain with a hot cup of tea or coffee. This recipe makes a medium-sized quantity for 3 to 4 people. You can also try this delicious egg-free Orange Muffins recipe. This eggless orange cake can be baked both in a regular oven and in the microwave oven with the convection mode.

How to Make Orange Cake

Make Batter

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius/356 degrees Fahrenheit. Sieve 1 cup whole wheat flour with 1 tablespoon cornstarch (or custard powder), a pinch of salt, ½ teaspoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon baking soda. Keep this sifted dry mixture aside. Note that cornstarch is known as cornflour in India. 2. Add ½ cup sugar and ¼ cup sunflower oil to a bowl. You can include softened butter instead of oil. Use a neutral flavored oil. You can also use olive oil. Kindly note that in the video, there is a typo for the amount of oil. The quantity of oil that you actually need to add in this recipe is ¼ cup only. 3. Beat this mixture with an electric beater, hand beater, or wooden spoon for a few minutes. I have made this cake with jaggery too. So you can add powdered or grated jaggery instead of sugar. 4. I made fresh orange juice but you can use packaged orange juice too, preferably without added preservatives. If you are making fresh juice, use an electric juicer. You can also blend the orange segments (seeds removed) and strain the juice as shown. I used three medium oranges to get a bit more than 1 cup of juice. You can check this post for the step-by-step method of making Orange Juice in a blender. 5. The below photo is of fresh strained orange juice. 6. Measure and add 1 cup of the orange juice to the sugar and oil mixture. If you are using whole wheat flour, then 1 cup of orange juice works well and if you are using all purpose flour then you can add about ¾ cup of orange juice. Do not keep the orange juice resting as it turns bitter. So use it straightaway to make the cake batter. 7. Stir very well thoroughly with a wired whisk until all of the sugar dissolves. 8. Now add the sieved flour mixture and ½ to 1 teaspoon orange zest. For a stronger orange flavor add a bit of orange extract or essence. Note: To get the zest of orange, grate the orange peel before peeling the oranges. Use a handheld grater or zester to grate the orange peel. Do not grate the white pith. 9. Mix everything very well with a wired whisk. There should be no lumps in the cake batter. 10. The orange cake batter is ready.

Bake Orange Cake

11. Pour the batter in a lined or greased cake tin of about 7×4 inches. Use a spatula to scrape the batter from the sides of the bowl and pour it into the cake pan. 12. Tap the pan from the sides or tap the bottom of the pan on the countertop to remove excess air bubbles. The batter will easily level in the pan by itself when you tap the pan. 13. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius/356 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 35 minutes. Check the cake with a toothpick or bamboo skewer and it should come out clean. If there is any batter sticking on the skewer, then bake for some more minutes. TIP: If the top of the cake starts browning too much, cover the top with aluminum foil or parchment paper while baking. SUGGESTION: If you do not have an oven, then bake the cake in a stove-top pressure cooker. Follow the method as detailed in this recipe post of Pressure Cooker Cake to make this eggless orange cake. 14. Place the baked cake on a wired tray to cool at room temperature. Later gently remove the orange cake from the pan.

Serving and Storing Suggestions

Slice the eggless orange cake and serve as a sweet dessert snack or with tea or coffee. If you want to save some cake for later then wrap the remaining cake in cling film or store in a covered container, and refrigerate for about a week. You can also freeze this cake for about a month.

Expert Tips for Orange Cake

Flour: Make sure you sieve the flour before making your cake batter. This gets rid of any bran in the flour, and splits up lumps of flour. I used whole wheat flour to make this orange cake recipe as it is a healthy alternative however, you can use all-purpose flour if you do not have any whole wheat flour to hand.Oil: I added oil to this orange cake batter which makes it a vegan option. For a vegetarian option use butter instead. Both ingredients work well in this cake.Orange juice: If you are making orange juice from scratch then use medium-sized, juicy ripe oranges. Make sure you remove the seeds before juicing them. Sieve the juice to ensure that the orange fibers do not get added to the cake batter. Alternatively, you can use canned orange juice without preservatives or additives, if you are short of time.Leavening ingredients: It is important to add baking soda and powder to this recipe as they help the cake to rise. Make sure that both leavening ingredients have not expired because this will stop the orange cake from rising.

Please be sure to rate the recipe in the recipe card or leave a comment below if you have made it. For more vegetarian inspirations, Sign Up for my emails or follow me on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Moist Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe Eggless Vanilla Cake Recipe (Soft and Moist) Easy Banana Cake Recipe (Eggless, Vegan & Whole Wheat) Apple Cake (Eggless, Vegan, Whole Wheat) This Orange cake recipe post from the blog archives (first published on February 2013) has been republished and updated on 5 June 2021.

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