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FRESH CALIFORNIA ORANGE CAKE T.T

Source of Recipe

Marilyn Martell


Recipe Introduction

This is one of my Daughters favorite cakes! With this recipe, gather all the ingredients before hand, and have step 5 ready!

Recipe Link: www.yourhomebasedmom.com/fresh-california-orange-cake

List of Ingredients

â…“ C butter
â…“ C shortening
2 tsp grated orange rind
1½ C sugar
3 eggs
2½ C sifted cake flour
2½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 C fresh orange juice less 2 Tbsp
2 Tbsp orange juice concentrate
Creamy Orange Frosting
½ C butter
1 3 oz. pkg cream cheese
1 pound powdered sugar, sifted
¼ C fresh orange juice
2 tsp grated orange rind
dash salt
orange food coloring (I didn't use)
Tinted Orange Coconut
1 C flaked coconut
1 tsp orange juice
1 or 2 drops orange food coloring


Recipe

Instructions

1. Cream together butter, shortening and rind

2. Very gradually add sugar, creaming until light

3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each

4. Continue beating 5 minutes

5. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with
orange juice to creamed mixture

6. Add in orange juice concentrate

7. Beat only until smooth after each addition

8. Bake in 2 greased and floured 9 inch round pans at 350 for 25-30 minutes

9. Cool 10 minutes on rack and then remove from pans and cool

10. Fill and frost with Creamy Orange Frosting


Creamy Orange Frosting

1. Cream butter and cream cheese

2. Gradually beat in sugar alternately with orange juice beating until smooth

3. Stir in orange rind and salt

4. Add a drop or two of orange food coloring to tint a light orange

5. Beat until creamy

Tinted Orange Coconut ( I did not use )

Combine coconut, orange juice and food color
Shake or stir with a fork

Coconut should be lightly colored to match frosting