Vegan orange cake

I have baked many things since I began this blog, but a lot of the recipes have been with hard-to-get fruits or unusual combinations. I have not made many of the standard bakes, like a sponge cake, with normal flavours like orange and lemon. So I decided it's about time I do so, starting with this delicious and oh-so-simple orange cake. Give it a go :D

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 cup sugar (I reduced this to 3/4)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup orange juice
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
zest of a large orange
Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and line a 8 inch cake tin with grease proof paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
3. In another bowl, whisk the juice, oil, vinegar, vanilla and orange zest until bubbly. Pour into the dry ingredients and fold until just combined. 
4. Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the cake tin and cooling completely in a wire rack. Very orange-y, yum!

Original recipe: Vegan orange cake