Light and egg-free, the orange cake is a must try

Just a few ingredients are enough to prepare the eggless orange cake, one of the simplest and lightest desserts ever.

When you want to prepare a dessert but your pantry is somewhat out of stock, there is a very simple solution: prepare desserts without eggs . This is why today we want to give you the recipe for the orange cake without eggs: fragrant and very light , it is prepared with ingredients that you surely already have at home.

In fact, since it is an orange cake without eggs, butter and milk, a little flour, sugar, seed oil and a couple of oranges will be enough to prepare it. Its intense aroma and strong citrus flavor will amaze you at the first taste and then, particularly not of little importance, it only takes about ten minutes to prepare it. What more could you want?

How to make the egg-free orange cake recipe

1. To prepare the egg-free orange cake, start by washing the citrus fruits thoroughly (which must be organic and with untreated peel) and drying them.
2. Take the zest from one of them, using a grater and being careful not to take the white part, then squeeze them both. You will need to get 300ml of juice.
3. Transfer it to a bowl together with the oil and water , then add the sugar , stirring well until it has dissolved.
4. Finally add the citrus peel and the sifted flour with the baking powder , stirring vigorously with a whisk.
5. Pour the mixture into a 22-24 cm diameter pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 180 ° C for 35-40 minutes , doing the toothpick test before taking it out of the oven.
6. Let the orange cake cool completely before removing it from the mold and decorate it as desired with icing sugar .

If you liked this recipe, we suggest you also try the orange and cinnamon cake : it will win you over at the first taste!

Orange donut without eggs and the variant with cream

Using the same ingredients and the same procedure you can prepare a very soft orange water donut, a light cake perfect for breakfast or a snack. It will be the same in all respects as the previous version, but with the addition of a central hole!

To do this, use a donut mold with a diameter of approximately 24 cm , oil it well and flour it to prevent the donut from sticking. Then cook at 180 ° C for about 30 minutes , also in this case doing the toothpick test before taking it out of the oven.

Furthermore, if you want to enrich your dessert even more, you can easily make a donut, or a cake, with orange cream without eggs. We recommend preparing the dessert following the classic version explained in the previous paragraph, or you can also prepare a margherita cake without eggs , once cooked let it cool out of the oven and prepare the orange cream without eggs. Take about 250 ml of orange juice and pour it into a saucepan (you can get it by squeezing 2 ripe oranges) and turn on the heat over low heat. Start mixing, add about 25-30 g of potato starch and 60 g of sugar . Continue stirring on the heat until the cream has thickened. At this point, cut the cake lengthwise and spread a generous layer of cream inside, close it, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.

storage

Whether you decide to prepare the cake or opt for the orange donut, the storage time under a glass bell jar or in a plastic bag is about 4-5 days .