Frosted Tangerine Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Yields:
-
1 Cake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
Cake
- 1⁄3 cup sour cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3⁄4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup fresh tangerine juice
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons very fine tangerine zest
- 1⁄3 cup canned crushed pineapple, well drained
- 2⁄3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
-
Frosting
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄3 cup canned crushed pineapple, very well drained
- 2 teaspoons very fine tangerine zest
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup frozen non-dairy topping, thawed
-
Garnish
- 3 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut
- 14 cups sliced almonds
- 1 fresh tangerine, peeled and sectioned
- 1 mint sprig
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 13x9x2-inche cake pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together sour cream, cream cheese, and sugar on low speed until smooth.
- Add oil, juice eggs and extract. Blend on low speed until combined.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, soda, baking powder, and salt.
- With mixer on low speed, gradually blend into first mixture. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in zest, pineapple and coconut. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until center tests done with a tooth pick. Cool completely in a pan. Meanwhile, for frosting, in a large mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, butter and extract on low speed until smooth.
- Blend in pineapple and zest. Gradually blend in powdered sugar until well mixed. Fold in whipped topping.
- Chill for 30 minutes. Spread over cake. Chill for 1-2 bours before serving. Just before serving, garnish with coconut and almonds. Arrange tangerine sections on center of cake in a pinwheel fashion. Add the mint sprig in the center of pinwheel.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
aviquijada
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