Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cups sugar
- Zest from 1 navel orange
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- ¼ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9” cake pan with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine sugar and orange zest, rubbing them together until fragrant. Add butter and beat until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add eggs, milk, orange juice, applesauce, and vanilla to the mixture, then mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and stir gently until just combined. Transfer batter to the prepared cake pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert it onto a wire rack to cool before glazing.
- For the glaze, whisk together orange juice and vanilla, then mix in powdered sugar until smooth.
- Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and smooth it out. Allow a few minutes before slicing.
Notes
Make sure the butter is softened for easier mixing.
You can use additional orange zest for extra flavor in the glaze.
For a twist, add nuts or chocolate chips to the batter.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.