Orange Creamsile Cake

By caligma

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE:
• Vegetable cooking spray
• 3 Cups shifted unbleached flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 small orange yogurt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest.
• FOR ORANGE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING;
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons shortening
• 8 ounces room temp cream cheese
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup orange juice.
• Orange rind curls for garnish

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 2 6 inch cake pans with vegetable cooking spray
cover bottom of each pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, sift together flour and baking powder; set aside.

With mixer, cream together butter and sugar at low speed until light and fluffy, add vanilla and yogurt and mix well. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to butter mixture, starting and ending with the flour and beat well.
In a separate bowl, using grease-free utensils, beat egg whites until stiff peaks are formed, but not too dry. Fold into batter gently along with orange zest. Divide batter between the two pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

To Make Frosting:
In a large mixing bowl, add butter, shortening, cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange juice.
Mix well until blended. Adjust consistency with powdered sugar or juice.
Garnish with orange rind curls.