Florences Orange Cake Recipes

AUNT VERNA'S ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together honey and eggs until thoroughly integrated. Stir in orange zest. Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add slowly to egg mixture. Lightly grease a loaf pan with butter. Add the mixture to the pan and bake. After 30 minutes check for doneness with a wooden skewer. (If it comes out clean, you are done. If not, give it another 5 minutes and check it again).

FLORIDA ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, orange juice, eggs, water and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in orange marmalade and confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, eggs, 1 package of pudding, vegetable oil, orange extract, and mandarin oranges and beat well for about 3 minutes.
• Bake in 3 - 9 inch greased and floured round cake pans for 20-25 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven.
• To Make Frosting: Fold pudding and pineapple into whipped topping and frost cake. Keep refrigerated.

GRANDMA FLORENCE'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix or sift dry ingredients together.
• Add butter butter and applesauce.
• Mix all this together well.
• Pour into a greased tube pan.
• Bake at 350 for about an hour or until toothpick comes out clean.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 11-by-17-inch baking sheet with 1/2-inch sides, line with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• Bring the orange juice to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan and add one cup of the sugar. Remove from the heat. Break up the chocolate and add it, stirring until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Add the softened butter a little at a time, stir well and set aside.
• Beat the eggs with the remaining sugar for 12 minutes, until very thick and light. Gently fold a third of the eggs into the chocolate mixture. Fold in the rest.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake until set, about 15 minutes. The surface of the cake will have dulled somewhat and have become firmer to the touch. Allow to cool completely in the pan.
• Meanwhile remove all the skin and pith from the oranges, separate the sections and toss with the liqueur. Refrigerate.
• Run a knife around the edge of the cake in the pan. Place a large flat baking sheet over the cooled cake, invert, then lift off the baking pan. Peel the parchment paper off the cake.
• To serve, preheat the oven to 150 degrees. Cut large squares of the cake and, using a wide spatula, place each on an ovenproof plate. Place in the oven to warm for about five minutes. Arrange the orange sections and a little of their syrup in a decorative pattern on the cake or around it, sift a little confectioners' sugar over the top and serve.

FLORIDA ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 13"x9" glass baking dish.
• FOR THE CAKE: In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, orange juice, eggs, water & oil.
• Beat on low speed 30 seconds, then for 2 minutes on medium.
• Pour into prepared baking dish, & bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool to room temperature on wire rack.
• FOR THE FROSTING: In small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese & butter until smooth.
• Add marmalade & powdered sugar & beat well.
• Spread over cake, then store in refrigerator until ready to serve.