Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • Calories:
  • 740
  • Fat:
  • 29 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 16 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 151 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 465 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 114 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 7 g

Lemon Orange Cake

I love to bake this lovely three-layer cake instead of a more traditional pie for Thanksgiving. It has that tangy Florida citrus flavor and isn't any more difficult to make than a two-layer cake.

SERVINGS

10-12

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

20 min.

COOK

25 min.

TOTAL

45 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 5-1/2 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Beat well after each addition. Stir in extracts.
    Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
    For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add the orange juice, lemon juice, peels and extract; beat until well blended. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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