Easy Moroccan Orange Cake

Name: Easy Moroccan Orange Cake
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 cups flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup fresh orange juice; 1 -2 orange, zest of; 1 teaspoon vanilla

9 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 -2 orange, zest of
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1

Preheat your oven to 350° F (180° C).
2

Grease and flour a tube pan. If using fresh oranges, zest and juice them.
3

With an electric mixer or by hand, beat together the eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually beat in the oil.
4

Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt, and then the orange juice. Beat until smooth, and then mix in the zest and vanilla.
5

Pour the batter into your prepared pan, and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
6

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 7 to 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.
7

Garnish with slivered almonds and powdered sugar if desired.