Orange Spice Cake

Source: Family Feedbag

Ingredients:
for the cake:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated white sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
zest of 2 navel oranges (at least 1 tbsp, but more is better!)
1/4 cup orange juice
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves

for the glaze:
1/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 375F.  Cream the butter and sugar using an electric beater.  Add eggs, oil, vanilla, orange zest, and orange juice, and beat well until smooth.

In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat well until smooth.

Pour the batter into a well-greased 9x9 baking dish and smooth out to evenly fill the pan. Baked in the center of the oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes.
Once removed from the oven, let the cake rest in the pan while you prepare the glaze.

In a small bowl, combine the orange juice with the powdered sugar using a whisk to work out all the lumps. Immediately pour the glaze over the cake, forming a delicate sugary crust while it cools.

Notes:
I spotted this recipe back in December when warm, spicy desserts are popular, but I didn't get around to making it till last week.  It was really delightful and moist and Christmasy, even in February (not necessarily a bad thing, by the way).  The only regret I have is that I waited so long to make it!  Amy, the author of the recipe and the blog that I got it from, suggests leaving out the spices for year-round enjoyment of this cake, but I love them so much, I think I'd just make it again as written, any old time of the year.