Vegan Orange Olive Oil Cake

4.88 from 31 votes

This vegan orange olive oil cake is super moist and intensely flavorful! It's a simple yet elegant dessert that's super easy to make. You only need one bowl and no electric mixer!

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: slices

Calories: 310kcal

Author: Alissa Saenz

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil
⅓ cup orange juice (Note 1)
⅓ cup unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
1 tablespoon orange zest (Note 2)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup organic granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
Organic powdered sugar, for serving (optional)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Lightly oil and flour the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan.
In a small container such as a liquid measuring cup, stir together the olive oil, orange juice, milk, orange zest, and vanilla.
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir the batter until almost all of the lumps are out. It doesn't need to be perfectly smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
Bake the cake for about 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Place the pan on a cooling rack and let the cake cool completely.
Once the cake is cool, carefully invert it onto a plate.
Optionally sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar. Slice and serve.

Notes

Be sure to check the ingredients if using store-bought orange juice, as many brands contain animal-derived additives. If using freshly squeezed, you'll need about two decent-sized oranges.
Two oranges should be more than enough to give you this amount of zest.

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