Plus, this pound cake is allergy friendly, made with no eggs or dairy. Pound cakes, like my Vegan Pound Cake, Vegan Lemon Pound Cake, or 4-Ingredients Lemon Cake, are the most decadent cake to share with friends and family and a cup of tea or coffee. They are easy cake recipes, almost as easy as my 2-Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Cake. This orange pound cake is so moist, sweet, and delicious that nobody would guess it has no eggs or dairy. Let me share my secrets to making the best orange pound cake.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to bake a simple pound cake are:
Almond Milk or any plant-based milk you love, including oat, soy, or coconut milk. Of course, some milk varieties are much more flavorsome, like coconut milk, and they may mask the orange flavor, so pick wisely. Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice – For the best flavor, stay away from bottled orange juice and squeeze fresh oranges at home. All-Purpose Flour – This recipe should work with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend. Baking Powder and Baking Soda – to give the pound cake its fluffy texture. Plant-Based Yogurt like soy yogurt, oat yogurt or any yogurt you love. Alternatives are canned coconut cream, soy cream, or plant-based sour cream. Sugar – You can use regular table sugar, coconut sugar, or a sugar-free alternative such as erythritol. Unsalted Margarine or avocado oil or canola oil. Orange Extract – for a stronger orange taste. Vanilla Extract – I add vanilla extract to almost all my baking recipes as it gives the crumb a subtle vanilla fragrance. Orange Zest – from untreated oranges to prevent pesticides on the orange skin that are not good for you.
How To Make Orange Pound Cake
This is the easiest pound cake recipe I’ve ever made, and you don’t need to be an advanced baker to nail this pound cake the first time. If you don’t bake with eggs, the secret to making fluffy baked pound cake is curling the milk with an acidic ingredient. It’s up to you to glaze a pound cake, but it always adds a delicious sweet, tangy flavor and moisture to the crumb. To make an orange glaze simply combine in a small bowl the ingredients below:
Powdered Sugar Orange Juice Orange Extract
Stir the ingredients together until creamy and smooth. If too thin, stir in more powdered sugar until the glazing is thick enough. To thin out the glazing, add more orange juice or some almond milk. Drizzle the glazing on top of the cooled orange pound cake, and then sprinkle extra orange zest if you like.
Flavor Add-Ons
This cake is not limited to orange flavors and you can add some delicious ingredients to the pound cake batter to create a range of flavor:
Cranberry Orange Pound Cake – Stir in 1/2 cup of fresh cranberries to the batter towards the end. Nut Orange Pound Cake – Stir in 1/2 cup of finely chopped, dry-roasted walnuts and pecans. Orange Chocolate Chip Pound Cake – Stir in 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips and decrease the sugar to 1/2 cup in the batter.
Allergy Swaps
Below are some ingredient substitution ideas to try if you need:
Gluten-Free – I didn’t try the recipe with all-purpose gluten-free flour but I am confident it will work if your gluten-free flour blend contains added gum and it’s a 1:1 blend. Sugar-Free – You can use sugar-free granulated sweetener with great results in this pound cake recipe, including erythritol or xylitol. Yogurt-Free – You can replace yogurt with more milk, plant-based sour cream, or canned coconut cream. Nut-Free – Replace the almond milk with nut-free plant-based milk, like oat milk or soy milk. Margarine-Free– Feel free to use any vegetable oil, like canola oil, avocado oil, or melted coconut oil.
Storage Instructions
This orange pound cake tastes better within 3 to 4 days, and I recommend slicing the cake just before serving it to keep it moist. Store it in an airtight cake box in the fridge and cut it just before eating. You can also freeze pound cake leftovers, whole or sliced, for up to one month in a sealed container. Thaw the cake at room temperature the day before. Here are my answers to your most common questions about this pound cake recipe:
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