Southern Lady Cake

"This cake was published in the very first edition of the magazine "Southern Lady". It was created as a tribute to the magazine by a lady in Atlanta known as the "Cake Lady". She is truly talented! This is my most favorite cake and the one that's most often requested at my house. I have been making this cake for years and I follow the recipe exactly as it's written. I have never in all those years had this cake turn out soggy. True, it is a MOIST cake, but if made as written, should not be soggy."
 
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photo by Dreamgoddess photo by Dreamgoddess
Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
1 cake

ingredients

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directions

  • Grease and flour a tube cake pan.
  • Combine the cake mix, sugar and flour in a large bowl.
  • Add the sour cream, the oil and orange extract.
  • Mix at low speed with a mixer.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time.
  • Increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
  • Add in the mandarin oranges and mix until all ingredients are well combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the cake comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
  • Combine the orange juice and confectioners sugar well.
  • Drizzle over the cake.

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Reviews

  1. Fantastic cake!!!! I baked this a couple of days ago to have with Thanksgiving dinner today. It was great, moist and most yummy. Everyone here raved about it. Thanks for posting :o)
     
  2. This cake was so easy to make and is going fast at our house. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great. I won't be making any changes to this one. This will be wonderful for potlucks this summer.
     
  3. This was oh so moist and delicious. My hubby loves cakes like this; well the whole family loved it. Thanks for posting. Prepared for PAC fall '09.
     
  4. I work with Dreamgoddess and she gave me this recipe a couple of years ago. It is my husbands all time favorite. Just a hint though. It is best after it sits for a couple of days. If you want to serve it on a Saturday, cook it on Thursday night. One of the best things about this cake is that it is made with a cake mix and goes together in just a few minutes. But don't tell anyone it is a mix, because they won't know if you don't tell!!!
     
  5. My brother (who I consider a gourmet cook) loves for me to bake this cake. It is so moist & delicious. Very seldom do I have any leftovers to take home. I do add more orange juice to the glaze to give it more flavor. Thanks for sharing!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I love poundcakes, so I knew this would be good. I made it with 8 oz. of cream cheese instead of sour cream, used only 3 eggs and a 15 oz. can of mandarin oranges. The glaze was delicious, but next time I think I will drizzle it over each piece instead of the entire cake, since it made it a little soggy. I also sprinkled some sugar in the pan after I sprayed it to add some crunch to the edges. Thanks for the recipe.
     

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