Blender orange cake is one of the easiest and tastiest cakes you’ll ever make! No stand mixer or bowl is needed, and it works in a round, bundt or loaf pan!

If you love my Sicilian whole orange cake, you’ll be delighted with this blender orange cake!

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Instead of pulling out food processor or blender and your stand mixer, you can make the entire batter, start to finish, in the blender alone! This whole orange blender cake can be made in a round springform pan, or loaf pan.

Love a bundt cake? Try this Meyer lemon cake recipe.

Why This Blender Orange Cake Recipe Works

When I shared my Sicilian whole orange cake recipe in 2017, it was the ONLY such recipe on the internet in English. Now, there are dozens and not one of them gave credit to their source as I did (I credited the Italian website where my mother found the recipe.)

The whole orange cake recipe has consistently been one of my most popular recipes, and for good reason: it works and is very adaptable. You’ll find other variations of this easy cake on my site, including whole lemon cake, gluten free whole orange cake, pineapple cake, peach cake and more. Many reviewers have given 5 star ratings despite making many changes. This gave me the idea to continue making the rest of the cake in the blender after adding the orange and it worked!

One tip to make this cake taste more Italian is to use Paneangeli baking powder. It gives a unique flavor that is often found in many cakes in Italy. Oh, and I also have an orange olive oil cake recipe, too!

A Healthy Orange Cake

Using the peel and pith of the orange is a boon for health! So this is a rather healthy and nutrient dense orange cake compared to others which only use orange juice, a little orange zest and maybe orange oil.

Boodles Orange Fools in stemmed glasses with oranges

You can see my oranges here with my Boodle’s orange fool (it’s so good! Try this, too!)

Which Oranges Should I Use?

It’s best to use fresh, sweet organic oranges that don’t have a thick rind. I use organic Navel oranges as I have my own tree, but you can order them in season (or find them in your grocery store) from Melissa’s Produce.

Blender Orange Cake (Using a Whole Orange)

Recipe by Christina Conte Makes 10 servings

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Ingredients

orange(s)
eggs
butter
yogurt
sugar
flour
Paneangeli or baking powder
(optional: vanilla if using baking powder)

Special equipment: blender and 8″ springform pan or loaf pan

Directions to Make Blender Orange Cake

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)

Prepare the orange(s): wash well, cut into chunks and remove the seeds.

Put the cut orange into the blender, then add the rest of ingredients in this order:

eggs
softened/melted butter
(vanilla, if using baking powder)
yogurt
sugar
flour
Paneangeli (baking powder)

Close the blender with the lid.

Blend until a homogenous batter is formed. Use a spatula if needed in case there’s any bits of flour attached to the sides (unplug the blender for safety, first.)

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and clean the blender using the spatula.

Make sure the batter is even and place into the center of the preheated oven. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester placed into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven.

If glazing, do so while the cake is still hot for best results. Allow to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, then carefully remove and place on cooling rack to cool.

You can still glaze the cake later if you freeze it after baking.

Serve the cake on its own, or with whipped cream, ice cream.

Or serve with mascarpone cream (recipe coming soon!)

Loaf cake decorated with blood orange icing

If you like a little more sweetness, add some icing to drizzle on top of the cake, especially if you make it in a loaf pan. I used blood orange juice for this orange icing which is why it is pink–no food coloring involved!