Description
This Orange Poppyseed Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting offers a delightful flavor and simple preparation. Made with fresh oranges and poppyseeds, it’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 3/4 cup oat milk
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poppyseeds
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons vegan cream cheese
- 6 tablespoons vegan butter
- 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Optional: poppyseeds for garnish
- Optional: dried orange slices for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a springform pan with parchment paper.
- Combine sugar and orange zest in a bowl; mix with hands.
- Whisk in oat milk, orange juice, olive oil, and vanilla.
- Add flour, cornstarch, baking powder, poppyseeds, baking soda, and salt; fold the batter gently.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30-32 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Prepare frosting by mixing vegan cream cheese and vegan butter until fluffy; gradually add powdered sugar.
- Frost the cooled cake and garnish as desired.
Notes
Measure flour properly to avoid a dense texture.
Ensure cream cheese and vegan butter are at room temperature for easy mixing.
This cake can be made a day ahead for better flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg