Orange Walnut Cake

An easy food processor recipe for super soft cake that is bursting with orange flavor. Delicious plain or coffee.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword orange walnut cake

Prep Time 12

Cook Time 30

Servings Slices

Calories 222kcal

1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup walnuts
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest (only the outer orange skin and not the white part), about 1 large orange
2 large eggs, room temperature
½ cup orange juice, freshly squeezed (about 1 - 1 ½ large), I used Navel oranges

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pan with non-stick cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Into a food processor, combine flour, walnuts, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Process for one minute and 30 seconds, until finely ground. Transfer mixture to a bowl and keep aside.
Into the same (now empty) processor, add butter, sugar and orange zest. Process for 45 seconds. Add both eggs and process for few seconds until smooth (scrape the sides of the processor to mix in any butter sticking to the sides).
Add half the ground flour mixture, process for 10 seconds, then orange juice, process for 10 seconds and then finish off with remaining flour mixture and process for additional 10 seconds, until combined.
Transfer batter into the prepared pan, spread evenly and bake in the middle rack of the oven for 33 minutes (if using 8-inch pan) and 30 minutes (if using 9-inch pan) or until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes clean.
Place pan on a wire rack to cool (awesome when warm).