Simple vegan orange cake

I made this cake without using any measuring implements! I have baked a lot in the past so I can just about eyeball the measurements but I will be going out to buy some cups/spoons soon 😛 I followed a recipe in my vegetarian cookbook for this plant based cake. I wanted to use the oranges I had to flavor it too.

First I mixed about 8 spoonfuls of coconut oil (1/2 cup) with a cup of sugar till creamed together. Then I mixed 3 cups of flour (or a little less) 3 tsp of baking powder and a teaspoon of salt. I added the juice from one orange but if I could do it again I would have used 2 since I like it to have a stronger flavor. The recipe calls for 2 cups liquid so I used the juice and soy milk.

Basically since I eyeballed it I look for the right consistency which should be a little thicker than pancake batter. I baked it in the oven for 20 minutes although the recipe calls for 30. The amount of batter and how big the baking dish will determine how long you can bake yours for. Keep an eye on it and if you see it browning on the top or cracking more than likely it’s done! If you are not sure you can always do the knife/toothpick poke test.

I wanted to make orange icing but instead melted some bar chocolate and spread that on the top!

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