Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cup cake flour (sifted )
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup orange juice (fresh squeezed, less 2 Tbsp)
- 2 Tbsp orange juice concentrate
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 6 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1/4 cup orange juice (fresh )
- 2 tsp orange zest
- dash salt
Instruction
- Cream together butter, shortening and rind. Very gradually add in sugar, creaming until light.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Continue beating for 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 for 10 minutes in pan and then remove to cooling rack to cool completely
- Wrap cooled cake layers in plastic wrap and freeze for an hour to overnight before frosting. (See frosting directions below)
