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    Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake

    Published: Mar 29, 2022 · Modified: Apr 23, 2025 by Genevieve · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake is a festive dessert. Orange Chocolate Loaf Cake is moist, buttery, made with orange oil, and mandarin orange juice, and tastes like a refreshing dessert. Made in one bowl, this loaf cake recipe is simple to bake and makes for a wonderful breakfast or dessert option.

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    Rich and buttery with fresh orange zest, this is the loaf cake recipe for Spring!

    Moist chocolate orange loaf cake is like eating Terry's chocolate orange loaf cake and is perfect for celebrating Easter and the arrival of Spring! Chocolate and orange loaf cake was inspired by my famous Homemade Chocolate Orange Ice Cream and pairs well with my Easy Fried Ravioli Pasta recipe.

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    • 🍊 Chocolate Orange Pound Cake Is An Orange Classic
    • 🍊 Ingredients for Chocolate and Orange Loaf Cake Recipe
    • 🍊 How To Make Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake
    • 🍊 Helpful Tips:
    • 🥣 Reccomended Products for Orange Chocolate Cakes
    • Substitutions
    • 📖 Recipe
    • About Genevieve
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    🍊 Chocolate Orange Pound Cake Is An Orange Classic

    There is nothing more classic than chocolate and orange. I remember the first time I tried chocolate orange ice cream and I was in heaven. These two flavors make the best combination of something familiar and delicious.

    Springtime is the perfect time for baking and chocolate orange pound cake is the perfect way to ring in April and March!

    Easy chocolate orange loaf cake will be the hit at all of your Spring and summer parties.

    Slices of chocolate orange loaf cake sitting on wax paper
    Thick slices of delicious and refreshing chocolate chip orange loaf cake fresh out of the oven!

    🍊 Ingredients for Chocolate and Orange Loaf Cake Recipe

    ingredients shot egg, vanilla extract, mandarin oranges, sugar, flour, baking powder, sea salt, orange extract, and Irish Butter
    Delicious and zesty ingredients that you most likely already have in your pantry. Bake this delicious chocolate orange loaf today!

    This loaf is super simple to make and uses minimal ingredients that you can find in your pantry. Orange and chocolate cake is such a classic so let's make it!

    Orange Chocolate Pound Cake Is An Easy Loaf Cake that uses minimal ingredients.

    What you'll need for Orange Chocolate Bread:

    • All Purpose Flour
    • Sugar
    • Baking Powder
    • Salt
    • Eggs
    • Melted Butter (I love Irish Butter, it's the only butter I bake with. You do want to use salted butter for this recipe if you can, unsalted butter works well.)
    • Coconut Oil (Melted)
    • Orange Juice (Fresh squeezed from the Mandarins or storebought orange juice)
    • Orange Oil
    • Zest (any oranges will do! My favorites to use for this recipe are Cara Cara Oranges, Blood Oranges, or Navel Oranges and stores have these in plenty of stock right now.
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Chocolate Chips (Dark or Milk Chocolate Chips)

    See full recipe card below for quantities.

    A loaf of cake cooling on a cutting board
    A loaf of irresistible cake cooling on a cutting board

    🍊 How To Make Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake

    Now that you know what you'll need for Orange Chocolate Bread let's bake it!

    Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350-degrees.

    Step 2: Line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Grease sides of pan or line with a paper loaf-pan liner.

    Pro Tip: I find using wax paper is much easier and helps keep the moisture of the cake, versus greasing a loaf pan with butter. If you have wax paper on hand, use it. Don't worry if the wax paper fluffs up. The cake batter will weigh it down. Set the cake pan aside and prep the cake batter.

    Step 3: Add the dry ingredients to a stand mixer first. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, and Himalayan Sea Salt. Mix on low until combined.

    a glass bowl with dry ingredients in it
    Mix the dry ingredients first for chocolate loaf cake. This is the first step in this mouth-watering recipe!

    Step 4: You can use an electric stand mixer or a large mixing bowl for this recipe. I find either way works wonderfully! Add the eggs, melted butter, coconut oil, orange juice, orange oil, and orange zest and mix on medium speed.

    Chocolate orange loaf cake batter being mixed in a glass bowl in a stand mixer with orange zest
    This cake batter for chocolate loaf pound cake is super simple to make and tastes refreshing!

    Step 5: Pour the prepared loaf cake batter into the cake loaf tin pan. Add the chocolate chips to the top of the batter and add the fresh orange zest. Adding the chocolate chips to the top of the cake batter will ensure the chocolate bakes evenly into the orange chocolate pound cake.

    Orange cake batter with chocolate chips in a loaf pan with wax paper
    orange vibrant chocolatey cake batter with orange zest for chocolate loaf cake easy

    Step 6: Bake at 350-degrees F for 55-60 minutes. Let to cool for 10-minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Add more mandarin orange zest to the top of the loaf cake. Let cake cook to room temperature. Slice and enjoy! 😋 These slices turn into loaf cakes which are delectable and such a treat!

    Thick slices of chocolate orange cake with chocolate chips on a marble surface
    Thick slices of Orange Juice Loaf Cake that's moist and delicious!

    This cake tastes like orange juice loaf cake with a hint of of chocolate loaf pound cake. Cake chocolate orange anyone?

    🍊 Helpful Tips:

    You can make this cake over the weekend and enjoy it all week long!

    Freeze it, the orange juice loaf cake will last even longer.

    Pro Tip: I like to make two batches. One for the family to enjoy throughout the week and the other for us to feast on later.

    To freeze this loaf cake, let it cool completely and wrap it in wax paper, place it in a ziplock freezer bag and stash a loaf in the freezer to enjoy later! This orange loaf cake best recipe tastes divine with fresh coffee. 😊

    Sliced orange and chocolate cake
    Let the cake cool and slice, enjoy!

    This classic recipe is sure to bring joy around your house and smiles to faces all around.

    There is something so magical about baking on a rainy day. Put the coffee pot on and bake my delicious chocolate orange loaf cake.

    🥣 Reccomended Products for Orange Chocolate Cakes

    Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

    Watkins Pure Orange Extract

    Bob's Red Mill Organic White Flour

    open-faced cake slices
    Open-faced thick slices of chocolate cake with orange zest

    Substitutions

    Low Sugar- If you are following a low sugar diet, you can swap out the sugar for coconut sugar.

    Glutefree- You can use coconut flour or gluten-free all purpose flour for cake chocolate orange.

    You can also add ½-cup sour cream if you prefer a more tart taste with your loaf cake recipes.

    🍊 Glaze for chocolate orange drizzle cake. If you want to make this cake even sweeter, try making a simple orange glaze for it. 🍊

    Ingredients and Instructions for Simple Orange Glaze:

    • 1-cup confectioners sugar
    • 1-tablespoon cocoa powder (optional)
    • 2-tablespoons melted butter
    • ¼-teaspoon grated orange zest 
    • ¼-cup freshly squeezed orange juice

    How To Make Simple Orange Glaze:

    Whisk sugar and cocoa powder with orange zest and orange juice in a small bowl until smooth. Add To cake once it's cooled completely.

    You could also bake my chocolate orange loaf cake as a gift. Simply bake it, let it cool, and wrap it in wax paper. You can pick up Easter themed wax paper from Target. Tie some string around the wax paper and there you have it, a homemade and delicious Easter gift.

    Stacked slices of chocolate and orange cake

    I hope you enjoy this delicious Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake recipe and don’t forget to pin it for later. This is one delicious dessert recipe you’ll want to come back to again and again!

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    CHOCOLATE ORANGE LOAF CAKE

    Genevieve Jerome
    Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake is a festive dessert. Orange Chocolate Loaf Cake is moist, buttery, made with orange oil, and mandarin orange juice, and tastes like a refreshing dessert. Made in one bowl, this loaf cake recipe is simple to bake and makes for a wonderful breakfast or dessert option.
    4.99 from 152 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Course Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 476 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 tablespoon melted butter
    • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
    • 1 cup orange juice
    • 1 tablespoon orange oil
    • 4 tbsp grated Mandarin orange zest, divided.
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup chocolate chips
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350-degrees F
    • In a stand mixer, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
    • Add the eggs, butter, coconut oil, orange juice, vanilla, orange oil, and reserved Mandarin orange zest and mix on the low setting until combined.
    • Fold in chocolate chips.
    • Pour into an 8x4-in. loaf pan lined with parchment paper. 
    • Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 
    • Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Add more mandarin orange zest to the top of the loaf cake. 

    Notes

    You can make this cake over the weekend and enjoy it all week long!
    Freeze it, the orange juice loaf cake will last even longer.
    Pro Tip: I like to make two batches. One for the family to enjoy throughout the week and the other for us to feast on later.
    To freeze this loaf cake, let it cool completely and wrap it in wax paper, place it in a ziplock freezer bag and stash a loaf in the freezer to enjoy later! This orange loaf cake best recipe tastes divine with fresh coffee. 😊
     
     
     
    Ciao! ~Genevieve 
    All images and text © Genevieve Jerome / Fitty Foodlicious 2017-2022 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sliceCalories: 476kcalCarbohydrates: 83gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 518mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 2gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 295IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg
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