Fresh California Orange Cake

• Produce

  • 4 tsp Orange peel

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cup Cake flour
  • 1 Food coloring, orange
  • 1 drops Food coloring, orange
  • 1 lb Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 dash Salt
  • 1/3 cup Shortening
  • 1 1/2 cup Sugar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Coconut, Flaked

• Drinks

  • 2 tbsp 1 c fresh orange juice less, fresh
  • 1/4 cup Orange juice, fresh
  • 1 tsp Orange juice
  • 2 tbsp Orange juice concentrate

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter
  • 1 3 oz. pkg Cream cheese

Found on yourhomebasedmom.com

Description

Ingredients

• ⅓ C butter
• ⅓ 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
• 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 didnt use)
• 1 C flaked coconut
• 1 tsp orange juice
• 1 or 2 drops orange food coloring

Directions

• 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 8 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
• Marilyn decorated hers with tinted orange coconut (I dont like coconut so just used a slice of orange)
• 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
• Combine coconut, orange juice and food color
• Shake or stir with a fork
• Coconut should be lightly colored to match frosting