Fresh Orange Cake w/ Chocolate Orange Buttercream
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Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Buttermilk
- Orange juice & zest
- Vanilla
- Orange extract
- Eggs
- Powdered sugar
- Half & half
- Cocoa powder
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This orange cake tastes just like your favorite chocolate orange candy!
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1
Preheat your oven and cream the sugar and butter together.
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2
Sift together: flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
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3
Whisk together buttermilk, orange juice, and the extracts.
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4
Add eggs and zest to butter/sugar mixture. Alternate adding flour and milk mixtures.
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5
Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and pour batter into it, smoothing out the top.
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6
Bake about 35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely.
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7
While the cake cools, make frosting by creaming butter and sifting cocoa and sugar.
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8
Add in sugar/cocoa, zest, extracts, salt, and half and half.
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9
Whip until light and fluffy.
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10
Spread evenly on top of cooled cake and enjoy!
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Tip
If you think your cake has over-baked you can moisten it back up by poking holes into it with a toothpick and drizzling an orange simple syrup on it to soak in before frosting.
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