Orange Juice Cake

CoffeeMom's Note:

from a late 1950's cookbook.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 cakes

• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup butter , softened
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons milk
• ¾ cup orange juice

Directions:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda together 3 times.
2. In a separate bowl, cream butter and orange rind together.
3. Gradually add sugar, creaming together until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
5. Then add flour mixture, alternating first with the milk; then with the orange juice, beating until smooth.
6. Pour batter into 2 well greased 9 inch pans and bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Reviews

[ScrumptiousWY]

Delicious, with a good strong orange flavor! I added 1 teaspoon lemon extract to the cake batter, and used 1/4 cup butter plus 1/4 cup veg oil. Frosted it with a basic buttercream substituting OJ instead of the usual milk called for, cream cheese for half of the butter, and added more orange zest which gave pretty flecks throughout the frosting. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because my cake came out a little crumbly/dry...this may have been my fault though as I slightly overbaked it. Overall everyone loved it & I'll make it again for sure!

[Lil Monkey]

Really yummy! I only had enough fresh oj to make 1/2 a cup so I used 1/4 cup of lemon juice. I also added 1 tsp of vanilla and baked in a 9x13 inch pan and topped it with a lemon glaze. Will definitely make again. Thank you!

[jas kaur]

the cake came out well but somehow was a little salty guess next time ill try it without the salt bcos as the butter is anyway salted thanx