I had several different ideas for the perfect dessert to end our Moroccan meal, but I could not find the ingredients anywhere in town! Don’t get me wrong, this Moroccan Orange Cake is absolutely delicious, it just wasn’t my first choice. I was going to make a dessert couscous with figs and honey, but you have to special order figs!
Okay, strawberries and chocolate are aphrodisiacs, I will make chocolate covered strawberries. The strawberries were all moldy and nasty. Soooo, Moroccan Orange Cake it is!
How to make Moroccan Orange Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour or spray with baking spray, a 10-cup bundt pan, set aside.
Zest and juice orange(s), set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually beat in the oil.
Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and orange juice. Beat until smooth, then add the zest and vanilla.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan, tap out the air bubbles on the counter or flour. bake for 40 – 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
Remove cake from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Turn cake out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
Dust cake with powdered sugar and serve.
Most of the recipes that I found for Moroccan cakes used a tube pan, but bundt pans are so much prettier. Since I was using powdered sugar instead of frosting, I knew that the design would really stand out!
A traditional Moroccan Orange Cake is a quick and easy dessert that is the perfect way to end a flavorful meal. They are so moist and delicious, they do not need frosting.
I chose one of my smaller bundt pans for this recipe…..a 10 cup capacity pan. A standard bundt pan is a 12 cup pan, so adjust your baking time accordingly.
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Enjoy!!
Moroccan Orange Cake
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- zest of one very large orange or two medium oranges
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour or spray with baking spray, a 10-cup bundt pan, set aside.
- Zest and juice orange (s), set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually beat in the oil.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and orange juice. Beat until smooth, then add the zest and vanilla.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, tap out the air bubbles on the counter or flour. bake for 40 - 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Turn cake out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
- Dust cake with powdered sugar and serve.
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
October 20, 2013 at 2:17 amThis looks so awesome that it makes me wish I owned a bundt pan. I want to make it so badly!
Have a lovely Sunday! 🙂
Aleney @ BoyEatsWorld says
October 20, 2013 at 4:50 amI love orange flavoured sweet treats and this looks particularly delicious. I’m going to have to try it this week. Thanks for sharing.
Sami says
October 20, 2013 at 5:27 amThis looks so good! The cake is so pretty too, I love your bundt pan.
I would love to get the recipe for your dessert couscous, I love couscous and have never thought of or heard of it as a dessert.
Thanks,
Sami
Lauren says
October 20, 2013 at 1:16 pmThat looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing and especially for the picture of each step. That’s so helpful. Found you through Let’s Get Social Sunday and will follow you on Bloglovin and Pinterest.
Have a great weekend. 🙂
Barbara @ allmylivesnowcom says
October 20, 2013 at 2:02 pmOh my, this looks absolutely delicious. Very simple recipe with outstanding results. I can’t wait to try this. All I need are a few oranges.
Visiting from Let’s Get Social Sunday. Liked you on facebook, following on Bloglovin and Pinterest.
marcie says
October 20, 2013 at 10:05 pmWhat a gorgeous cake! I can taste that orange flavor just by looking at it! LOVE the Ryan Gosling photos as usual.
Joy @ Yesterfood says
October 21, 2013 at 7:00 pmLisa, I don’t know what I like better- the luscious Ryan Gosling pics or the luscious orange cake. Sorry, Ryan, Imma go with the cake. 😉
Love, Joy
Yesterfood
Cecilia Ricart says
October 27, 2013 at 9:48 amThanks for sharing your recipe. I will try to do this for my kids.
Have a nice day.
Cecilia
Winnie says
October 28, 2013 at 4:22 pmit’s quite a traditional cake here and everyone just looooooooooooves it!
We made it a lot during winter-time as we have great oranges during this time of year
Your cake looks BEAUTIFUL !!
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
October 29, 2013 at 11:24 pmWhat a pretty cake, Lisa! Nice going on working with the ingredients you could actually find. Thanks for sharing this beauty at Saturday Night Fever!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
November 1, 2013 at 11:50 amLoving the bundt pan action you did! I have to agree, always prettier than a tube pan. Love this recipe… and your pics… all of them! hehe
Megan @ Our Pinteresting Family says
November 1, 2013 at 7:38 pmLooks delicious!
Hala says
December 28, 2014 at 9:09 pmThis is the best orange cake ever tried it ,I’ve been making it since last year when I discovered it at Pinterest .
Every time I make this cake everyone would be asking for the recipe. Thank you so much for posting it.
Lisa Johnson says
January 7, 2015 at 11:28 pmWow, thank you so much Hala!! I am so glad that you like it. 🙂
Amanda Dee says
May 10, 2015 at 11:05 amThis was sooooooo good. I made it four times in one month. Even my MIL, who hates anything that isn’t Swiss, loved it. I only cooked it for 25-30 minutes though, as soon as it was cooked through. And it was so easy to make. I used blood oranges.
Lisa Johnson says
May 19, 2015 at 12:17 pmThank you so much Amanda Dee. I am so happy that you and your MIL enjoyed it! I will have to try it with blood oranges next time, I bet the color is amazing. 🙂