Orange Ginger Loaf Cake
Recipe Published: July 7, 2023
Written by: Jasma
RECIPE BREAKDOWN
Difficulty: super simple! | Time note: 45-50 mins to bake | Oven Preheating needed: 350°F / 175°C | Serving: 1 (8" x 4.25" x 2.5") loaf cake
INGREDIENTS
Cake:
180 g (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
30 g (3 tbsp) cornstarch
100 g (1/2 cup) white granulated sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
80 g (1/3 cup) unsalted butter, softened
70 g (1/4 cup) Greek yogurt
65 g (1/4 cup) orange juice
2 eggs, at room temperature
Zest from 1 large orange
15 g (1 tbsp) freshly grated ginger
Ginger glaze:
20 g (3 tbsp) icing sugar
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp water
TIPS & RECIPE NOTES
This cake is best eaten at room temperature or slightly warm! I always microwave it for 20 seconds for the best flavour and texture.
If you didn’t take your butter out at room temperature in advance to soften, simply microwave a cup of water until steamy, then place your cold cubed butter on a plate and keep it in the microwave for 10-15 mins until soft.
Here's the video tutorial! For more go check out my Youtube channel!
LET’S BEGIN!
Batter
1. Before making the batter, preheat your oven to 350°F/175°C.
2. Grate the fresh ginger, and zest and juice a fresh orange
3. Combine the eggs, sour cream, freshly squeezed orange juice, and freshly grated ginger until smooth in a separate bowl.
4. In a stand mixer bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, corn starch, white granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add the softened unsalted butter to the dry ingredients directly, and use the paddle attachment to reverse cream the mixture. The mixture should have fine crumbs and resemble damp sand once it’s ready.
6. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until there are no more dry bits. Then whip on high speed for around 30 seconds until the batter is fluffy.
7. Transfer the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake in your preheated oven at 350°F/175°C for 45 mins, until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out with no wet batter and minimal crumbs sticking.
Icing
8. While the cake is cooling, combine the icing sugar, freshly grated ginger, and water until smooth.
9. Brush over the loaf cake and serve!