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Ingredients
- Cake:
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 c whole milk
- 1/2 c unsalted butter, room temp
- 4 large eggs
- 1 3/4 c sugar 2 tsp grated orange peel
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Frosting:
- 1/2 c unsalted butter, room temp
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 2-3 c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Sift first 4 ingredients into small bowl. Stir milk and butter in small saucepan over low heat just until butter melts; set aside
Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until thick enough for batter to fall in heavy ribbon when beaters are lifted, about 5 min. Beat in orange peel and vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat just until blended. Add warm milk mixture; beat just until blended. Divide batter between prepared pans
Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean and cakes begin to pull away from sides of pans, about 24 min. Cool cakes in pans on racks, 20 min. Cut around pan sides and turn cakes out onto racks. Turn cakes right side up
For frosting, mix the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until very smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure even mixing. Add the vanilla extract and cinnamon and mix. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Keep adding until you get to desired sweetness. Spread one cup pf frosting onto first layer. Top with second layer. Smooth the rest of the frosting ontot he top and sides using your preferred technique