Orange Date Frosting Recipes

ORANGE CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat softened butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until smooth. Add orange juice, corn syrup and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Tint with orange food coloring.

LEMON ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat the butter until it has the appearance of thick cream, stir in confectioners sugar, a little at a time, and continue working until mixture is very smooth. Beat in egg yolk and lemon juice. Stir in enough orange juice to make a spreadable frosting, then add grated rind of 1 lemon and 2 grated orange rinds. Spread on sides and top of cake.

ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and vanilla. Add enough orange juice to achieve frosting consistency.

FROSTED ORANGE DATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, 1/2 cup butter, water and dates. Cook, stirring frequently until dates have softened and the mixture is well blended. Remove from heat. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the date mixture, then mix in the 1/4 cup orange juice, milk, eggs and 1 tablespoon orange zest. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. To make the frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, 1/3 cup butter, cream cheese and orange zest. Beat until smooth. Gradually mix in the remaining orange juice a tablespoon at a time until the icing is spreadable. Spread over the bars when cool. Cut into squares.

ORANGE DATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, condensed milk, orange juice concentrate and orange zest, until smooth. Gradually beat in the confectioners sugar until a spreadable consistency is reached.
• Frost cake and decorate with dates.

ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter with the vanilla extract until light and well blended.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar and gradually beat it into the butter along with the salt.
• Add a few tablespoons of orange juice and the orange zest. Beat until well blended and add more orange juice as needed for a spreadable frosting.

DATE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper baking cups, spray inside each liner with nonstick cooking spray.
• Put dates into a small bowl and pour boiling water over them. Set aside to cool to room tempature, about 10 minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, molasses, and vanilla. On low speed gradually add flour mixture alternating with milk and beat until blended. Stir in dates and walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly between prepared baking cups. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completley.
• For the frosting: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• On low speed gradually add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and orange zest and beat until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting on cupcakes.

ORANGE & DATE SQUARE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time and mix smooth.
• Add Baking Powder, Baking Soda, salt and Graham crumbs.
• Add nuts and dates.
• Add orange juice and zest and mix well.
• Bake in a 9x9 greased pan at 350 degree oven 35 to 40 minutes. When cool you may want to ice with orange icing.
• Orange Icing: In a medium bowl mix butter, cream and orange juice.
• Add in icing sugar, adding more if needed to make for desired consistency.

ORANGE DATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in dates and orange zest. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and extract; beat until smooth. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.

ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine shortening, salt, orange peel, and 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar mixing until smooth and creamy delicious.
• Add more sugar to thicken frosting or add more juice to thin the frosting.
• When spreading consistency has been reached, just get a spoon and eat from bowl.
• Oh no!
• I mean, of course; spread it on a cake. Really -- .

ORANGE DATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, condensed milk, orange juice concentrate and orange zest, until smooth. Gradually beat in the confectioners sugar until a spreadable consistency is reached.n
• Frost cake and decorate with dates.n

THREE MINUTE DATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix egg whites, water, cream of tartar and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
• Fill the bottom of a double boiler or saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
• Remove water from heat.
• Immediately place mixture into the top half of a double boiler or in a metal mixing bowl and place on top of the double boiler or saucepan, whichever you have.
• Beat mixture in the bowl for 3 minutes, using a mixer or beater.
• Stir in date filling.
• Goes great with both yellow and spice cakes.

ORANGE DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; combine 1 cup with dates and walnuts. Set both mixtures aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add orange zest. Add reserved flour and date mixtures. Stir in buttermilk just until blended. , Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 300° for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For syrup, in a small saucepan, heat orange juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Let stand for 30 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool 10 minutes more before pouring syrup over cake.

ORANGE-DATE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Toss dates with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange zest. Combine the baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in dates and nuts. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For glaze, combine orange juice and confectioners' sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool for 30 minutes. , Cool cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Poke holes in cake top. Drizzle glaze over top and sides of cake; cool completely before serving.