Orange Layer Cake

From: Familycircle

If you like orange flavor, you'll love this made-from-scratch cake. No one will ever believe that you use gelatin as the secret ingredient in both the cake and the frosting. 

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• Makes 16
• Prep 30 m
• Chill 30 m
• Bake 32 m

Ingredients

Cake

• 3 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup 2% milk
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 6 ounce (6 ounces) blood orange yogurt (such as Chobani) or other orange-flavored yogurt
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Frosting

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• Orange food coloring (optional)

Directions

Cake

1 of 5 Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat three 9 x 2-inch baking pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottoms with wax paper. Coat paper. 

 
2 of 5 In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set aside. 

 
3 of 5 In a second large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In a medium-size bowl, mix together milk, juice, yogurt, zest and vanilla. 

[post_ads_2] 4 of 5 On low, beat flour mixture into butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with orange juice mixture. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Divide batter among prepared pans. 

 
5 of 5 Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 32 minutes, until toothpicks inserted in centers come out clean. Cool cakes on wire rack 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto rack; remove wax paper. Cool completely. Trim cakes with serrated knife if necessary. 

Frosting

1 of 3 Beat butter in a large bowl until fluffy, about 1 minute. Add confectioners sugar, orange juice, milk and extracts. Beat on low 1 minute until blended. Beat 1 minute until smooth. Add 1 to 2 more tablespoons of milk, if necessary, for good spreading consistency. Beat in a few drops of orange food coloring, if desired. 

 
2 of 3 Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Spread about 1 cup of the frosting over top. Place another cake layer on frosted layer and spread with another 1 cup of the frosting. Cover with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting. 

 
3 of 3 Chill at least 30 minutes before decorating. 

 

Nutrition Information for Orange Layer Cake

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Per Serving: 86 mg chol., 17 g Fat, total, 11 g sat. fat, 505 kcal cal., 85 g carb., 4 g pro., 100 mg sodium, 0 g fiber

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