Love this cake and easy to make! Even though it is a 1 layer cake it is substantial.
Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 2 c flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 c sugar
- 1 c buttermilk (regular milk + 1/2 tsp white vinegar)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- zest of 1 orange (1 tbsp +)
- 1/4 c butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 2 tbsp orange marmalade for filling
- FROSTING:
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 4 tbsp butter, soft
- 2 tbsp orange marmalade
- 1 tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp orange extract
- 2 c icing sugar
Directions
- Heat oven to 350F
- Prepare a 9″ cake pan with parchment paper on the bottom, grease bottom (parchment) and sides with butter.
- Sift dry ingredients together in a separate bowl.
- In a large bowl, hand whisk the sugar and eggs together until well combined.
- Add the zest, vanilla, and buttermilk and whisk until well combined.
- Whisk in the melted butter until well combined.
- Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined…don’t overmix.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle of cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake in pan for 30 minutes.
- Invert cake onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
- For the Frosting, combine the 1st 6 ingredients with a mixer.
- Add the icing sugar and mix until well combined.
- Carefully slice cake in 1/2 so that you have 2 layers.
- Cover 1st layer with 2 tbsp of marmalade.
- Smooth some frosting on top of marmalade layer..about 1/4 inch.
- Add 2nd layer of cake.
- Finish frosting entire cake.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
- Enjoy
Thanks to daringgourmet.com