Florence's Orange Cake
Serves: 5
Manley Abshire
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
62
Sweetness
74
Sourness
35
mins
Prep time (avg)
7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
Brush the sides of 2 (8-inch) sandwich or cake pans or a (11-inch) springform pan with melted butter, and dust with flour
3
Line the base of each pan with greaseproof or parchment paper
4
Cream the 2 sticks butter in a large bowl or in an electric food mixer until soft
5
Gradually add the sugar, and orange zest, and continue to beat until the mixture is light and fluffy
6
Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well between each addition
7
Sift the 8 ounces flour and baking powder into the mixture, and stir
8
Gently, stir in 1 tablespoon of the orange juice
9
Divide the mixture evenly between the 2 prepared pans, making a slight hollow in the center of each cake so that it will rise evenly without forming a peak
10
Bake in the oven until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cakes, about 25 to 30 minutes
11
Let the cakes sit for 5 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack, and cool completely
12
To make the orange filling: Cream the butter until very soft, and then add the sugar and orange zest
13
Gradually beat in 1 tablespoon of the orange juice to create a smooth, soft mixture
14
To make the glace icing: Add enough orange juice to the sugar for a spreadable icing
15
If it is too soft, it will run off the cake, but if it is too stiff, it will be difficult to spread
16
When the cakes are cool, carefully slice each cake in half horizontally
17
If baking a single cake, slice the cake horizontally into two or three even layers
18
Spread the orange filling between the cake layers, and sandwich the pieces together
19
Using a palette knife, spread the glace icing over the top and sides, and decorate with the crystallized flowers, if using