Orange Oatmeal Cake Recipes

ORANGE CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR AND OATS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, sugar, oats, ground chia seeds, and flaxseed meal in a large bowl; mix well.
• Whisk eggs lightly in a separate bowl. Mix in orange juice and orange zest. Beat in butter and milk. Add egg mixture gradually to the flour mixture and whisk until well incorporated. Pour batter in the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY OAT CAKE - MAGAZINE PRIZE TESTED WINNER

Steps:

• Cake preparation:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour tube or bundt pan; set aside.
• In a bowl stir together flour, oats, baking powder, soda and salt.
• In a large mixing bowl beat butter on medium mixer speed for 30 seconds.
• Add 1 cup sugar; beat until combined.
• Add eggs; beat until well combined.
• Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beating on low speed after each addition until combined.
• Toss chopped cranberries with 2 tablespoons sugar; fold into batter with orange peel, and orange extract (optional), and chopped nuts (optional).
• Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. (My cake was done in 50 minutes.) Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan ~ Cool on rack ~ while cake is hot, punch holes in cake with a toothpick and spoon 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice over cake, if desired.
• Drizzle orange glaze over completely cooled cake.
• Orange Glaze preparation:.
• In small bowl combine 1 cup powdered sugar, finely shredded orange peel, and 2-3 teaspoons orange juice to make a drizzling consistency.
• Makes 12 servings.