Pumpkin Orange Cake

Pumpkin Orange Cake

Perfect Fall cake with warming spices

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 22m
Cook Time: 1h
Total Time: 1h 22m
Temp.: 350°F
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (5 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

286
Calories
10g
Fat
45mg
Cholesterol
48g
Carbs
29g
Sugar
5g
Protein
Pumpkin Orange Cake

Recipe Description

This Pumpkin Orange Cake is my absolute favorite cake to make as soon as the pumpkins come out for fall. It’s packed full of flavor and yummy ingredients – citrussy orange, sweet pumpkin, crunchy walnuts, chewy raisins, and warming spices. Perfect with a hot mug of chai or cocoa. I used to only use the juice of the orange for this recipe but there is so much great flavor in the rind and it also adds some more texture to the cake so now I just throw the whole orange (minus the pips!) into a blender and add everything to the batter.

This pumpkin orange cake has a lovely rise thanks to the combination of the baking powder and soda. For an extra fluffy crumb, you can sieve the flour mixture from a height into the batter – this will add more air and make the cake even lighter!

To make Pumpkin Orange Cake you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Pumpkin Orange Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat the oven and prepare a pan

    1 min
    Step 1 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard loaf tin.

  2. 2

    Blend the orange

    5 min
    Step 2 - Pumpkin Orange CakeStep 2 - Pumpkin Orange CakeStep 2 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Cut the orange into chunky wedges and remove the seeds. Add the orange wedges (peel left on) to a food processor and blend until very finely chopped but not pureed.

  3. 3

    Combine the butter and sugar

    3 min
    Step 3 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl.

  4. 4

    Add the eggs

    3 min
    Step 4 - Pumpkin Orange CakeStep 4 - Pumpkin Orange CakeStep 4 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    One by one beat in the eggs.

  5. 5

    Add the pumpkin and orange

    1 min
    Step 5 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Add the pumpkin, chopped orange and water and stir into the batter.

  6. 6

    Combine the dry ingredients

    1 min
    Step 6 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt.

  7. 7

    Add the dry ingredients to the batter

    5 min
    Step 7 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Slowly add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined.

  8. 8

    Add the nuts and raisins

    3 min
    Step 8 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Mix the raisins and nuts in until well combined. Pour the batter into the greased tin.

  9. 9

    Bake

    50 min
    Step 9 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Bake for an hour. To test if it’s cooked, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If cooked, it should come out clean.

  10. 10

    Leave to cool

    10 min
    Step 10 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

    Leave the cake to stand in the tin for 10 minutes, then tip out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

  11. 11

    Serving Orange and Pumpkin Cake

    Step 11 - Pumpkin Orange Cake

Looking for a sweet and warming cake recipe? This Orange and Pumpkin Cake is the one! Give it a try and tag #cookmerecipes in your fall baking posts!

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

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5.0 out of 5 (5 reviews)
Lily Anderson
November 29, 2024
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Fabulously easy, loved baking with my kids!

Zeno Rossi
August 25, 2022
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I made this Pumpkin Orange Cake for my friends' gathering. Everyone loved the flavors! Combining pumpkin with orange is super genius!

Jasmine
March 20, 2021
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Superb!

Xena White
February 24, 2020
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Superb! My friends loved it and it made my autumn feel complete.

sarah
March 22, 2019
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