FRESH CALIFORNIA ORANGE CAKE

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 1/3 C butter
• 1/3 C shortening
• 2 tsp grated orange rind
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 C sifted cake flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1 C fresh orange juice
• less 2 Tbsp
• 2 Tbsp orange juice
• concentrate
• CREAMY ORANGE FROSTING
• 1/2 C butter
• 1 3 oz. pkg cream cheese
• 1 pound powdered sugar,
• sifted
• 1/4 C fresh orange juice
• 2 tsp grated orange rind
• dash salt
• orange food coloring,
• optional
• TINTED ORANGE COCONUT
• 1 C flaked coconut
• 1 tsp orange juice
• 1 or 2 drops orange
• food coloring

Details

Adapted from yourhomebasedmom.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together butter, shortening and rind.
Very gradually add sugar, creaming until light.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Continue beating 5 minutes.
Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with orange juice to creamed mixture.
Add in orange juice concentrate.
Beat only until smooth after each addition.
Bake in 2 greased and floured 9 inch round pans at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes on rack and then remove from pans and cool.
Fill and frost with Creamy Orange Frosting.


CREAMY ORANGE FROSTING
Cream butter and cream cheese.
Gradually beat in sugar alternately with orange juice beating until smooth.
Stir in orange rind and salt.
Add a drop or two of orange food coloring to tint a light orange.
Beat until creamy.

TINTED ORANGE COCONUT
Combine coconut, orange juice and food color.
Shake or stir with a fork.
Coconut should be lightly colored to match frosting.