Orange Loaf Cake

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup butter

  (softened, at room temperature)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs

  (at room temperature)
• 3 tablespoon orange zest
• ½ cup orange juice

  (freshly squeezed or store-bought)
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

  (melted)
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

  (spooned and leveled)
• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• ¼ cup orange juice

  (freshly squeezed or store-bought)
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon butter

  (melted)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a standard-size loaf pan.
• 2 Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar at medium
  speed until smooth and creamy.
• 3 Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well in between each one. Then, mix in
  the orange zest, orange juice, coconut oil, baking powder, and salt until
  thoroughly combined.
• 4 Add the flour to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. *Do not
  over-mix the batter.
• 5 Pour the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top. Bake in
  the preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick
  inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, with just a few moist crumbs.
• 6 Remove the loaf from the oven and let it cool in the pan until you can easily
  touch it with your hands, then turn it out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling
  completely.
• 7 In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, orange juice,
  orange zest, and salt until nice and smooth.
• 8 Add in the melted butter and whisk again until the mixture is smooth and there
  are no lumps.
• 9 Once the orange loaf cake is completely cool, drizzle the orange icing over top
  and serve immediately.

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