orange cake

How To Make orange cake

• 1

  Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2

  Grease and flour baking pan(s), one 13x9x2, or two 8 or 9 inch round pans.
• 3

  In a 2 cup measuring cup, combine the buttermilk, vanilla and orange juice; set aside.
• 4

  In a medium mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients; set aside.
• 5

  In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, shortening, and sugar until well blended. Add in the eggs and mix for 1 minute.
• 6

  Mix in the dry ingredients alternately with the wet ingredients, and mix for 2 minutes.
• 7

  Add in the orange peel and the walnuts and mix for ½ minute. Pour into prepared pan(s).
• 8

  Bake for 25-30 minutes or until wooden tooth pick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean.
• 9

  Remove cake from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Frost cake with a vanilla buttercream or cooked flour frosting.
• 10

  You can tint some icing orange and swirl that onto the cake that has been covered with white icing, giving it a Dreamsicle/Creamsicle ice cream bar look. :) look.**
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