Ultra-Orange Cake (Dairy-free, egg-free, vegan)

[telophase]

I have not cooked this one, but it sounds good. From the terrible edition of The Joy of Cooking where the publishers threw out the heart of the book and put in a bunch of new recipes. It's a perfectly good cookbook. It's not the Joy

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar (decrease by 2 Tb for a less sweet cake)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup orange juice
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 Tb grated orange zest
1 Tb white or cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour, or line with parchment paper, on 8" square pan.

Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the wet ingredients and stir until smooth. Scrape the batter into the pan and spread evenly. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Slide a thin knife around the cake to detach it from the pan. Invert the cake and peel off the paper liner, if using. Let cool right side up on the rack.

Comments

[musesfool]

I've made this cake fairly often but via a recipe that doubles it (here: https://www.thekitchn.com/vegan-recipe-damp-orange-cake-136406). It's a good cake!

I've been recommending these wacky cakes to a few people due to the lack of eggs/butter happening.

[telophase]

Sounds good! :D

[cynthia1960]

Remind me, which edition is the truly horrible one?

[telophase]

The "All New All Purpose" version published in 1997.