Esther Bolick's Orange Marmalade Cake
This recipe is from Jan Karon's series about Mitford and Father Tim. One of his parishoners is famous for her orange marmalade cake and I found the recipe on the Better Homes and Garden Web Site. Good cake!!!
INGREDIENTS
NutritionCAKE
- 1(18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 2⁄3cup vegetable oil
- 6
- 2⁄3cup water
- 1teaspoon grated orange zest
FROSTING
- 16ounces orange marmalade
- 8
- 1
- 5 -6cups confectioners' sugar
- 2teaspoons grated orange zest
DIRECTIONS
- CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray three 9 inch greased and floured cake pans.
- In a large bowl beat cake mix, oil, eggs, water and orange zest.
- Mix until well blended.
- Divide batter evenly among 3 cake pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
- Cool in pans for 15 minutes.
- Remove from pans and cool completely on racks.
- FROSTING:
- in a medium bowl beat cream cheese and softened butter with a mixer until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add sugar a little at a time until mixture becomes spreadable consistency.
- Stir in orange zest.
- TO ASSEMBLE CAKE:
- Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate.
- Cut off raised part.
- Spread 1/2 cup orange marmalade on top of cake.
- Spread 1/2 cup frosting over marmalade.
- Repeat with second layer.
- Top cake with third layer and spread evenly with frosting.
- Swirl remaining marmalade on top of cake.