Orange Spice Cake

Submitted by PaulaG

"This recipe was posted at another site. After LorenLou's review, I tweaked the recipe and wanted to make an update with a stronger orange flavor."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar or 1/3 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest, grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1⁄2 cup mild molasses or 1/2 cup sorghum
• 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup orange marmalade
• whipped topping (optional)
• orange slice (to garnish)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degreees.
2. Spray a non-stick 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray, set aside.
3. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
4. Combine organge juice, molasses/sorghum, orange zest, orange extract, oil and egg; add to dry ingredients and stir until moistened.
5. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 16-20 minutes.
6. Spoon marmalade over warm cake.
7. Cool on a wire rack.
8. Serve garnished with whipped topping and orange slices.

Reviews

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

This cake is orange heaven! I increased the sugar and all spices slightly just personal preference. Fresh OJ is a must for this cake! Paula this is a fantastic cake, thanks for posting!..Kitten:)

 

[lorenlou]

A very nice, flavorful cake - great with a nice cup of coffee. The orange and spice flavors were overpowered by the molasses though, and I would have enjoyed it more if those flavors had come through. The orange marmalade on top is a must, and was really the only hint of orange that I got from the cake.