Orange Glaze

Name: Orange Glaze
Total time: 300 s
Yield: Yields 1/2 cup (enough to glaze 8 donuts)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c icing sugar (powdered sugar); 3 Tbsp fresh orange juice; 1/2 tsp finely grated orange zest (optional)

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

Here’s a simple orange glaze l like to use for bundt/naked cakes and donuts.

#CookpadApron2026

Here’s a simple orange glaze l like to use for bundt/naked cakes and donuts.

#CookpadApron2026

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

Here’s a simple orange glaze l like to use for bundt/naked cakes and donuts.

#CookpadApron2026

Here’s a simple orange glaze l like to use for bundt/naked cakes and donuts.

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Ingredients

5 minutes

Yields 1/2 cup (enough to glaze 8 donuts)

1 cicing sugar (powdered sugar)
3 Tbspfresh orange juice
1/2 tspfinely grated orange zest (optional)

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Steps

5 minutes

1

Mix powdered sugar and orange juice, adding the juice slowly to control the thickness. Mix until smooth, glossy and a pourable consistency that slowly drips off a spoon without being too watery
2

Stir in the zest if using
3

Use as desired. I tripled the recipe to glaze the linked orange poppyseed bundt cake because l wanted it soggy and with a strong orange taste

Orange Poppyseed Cake

Tips

If glaze is too thick, add more juice, a few drops at a time. And if too thin, add a bit more icing sugar, mixing in until smooth between additions

Add a tiny knob of softened butter or a spoon of cream for a richer glaze and if intended for use on a very zesty dessert to cut back on the tanginess

If glazing something larger, just double it, the recipe scales very easily