Chocolate and Orange Cake
Ingredients
·
1/2 c cocoa
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1/2 c boiling water
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2/3 c butter, softened
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1/4 c shortening
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2 c granulated sugar
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pinch of salt
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1 tsp. McCormick vanilla extract
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2 eggs, room temperature
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1 1/2 tsp. baking soda + 1/8 teaspoon , divided
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1 c buttermilk + 3 tablespoons , divided
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1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
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3/4 tsp. orange zest
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1/4 tsp. McCormick orange extract
Buttercream
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1/4 c butter, softened
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6 c powdered sugar, divided
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2 tsp. freshly grated orange peel
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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4 to 6 tablespoons milk, room temperature
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 3 8" round
baking pans with parchment paper, set aside.
2.
Stir
together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth, set aside. Beat together
your butter, shortening, sugar, salt and vanilla in large bowl until well
combined.
3.
Add
eggs mixing well.
4.
Stir
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda into 1 cup buttermilk and add to butter mixture
alternately with flour.
5.
Measure
1 2/3 cups batter into small bowl and stir in remaining 1/8 teaspoon baking
soda and 3 tablespoons buttermilk, orange peel and orange extract.
6.
Pour
into one of your prepared pan.
7.
Stir
cocoa mixture into remaining batter and divide evenly between remaining pans.
8.
Bake
25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9.
Cool
10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Buttercream
1. Beat butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, orange
peel and vanilla in large bowl until smooth.
2.
Add
remaining powdered sugar, alternating with milk.
3.
Place
one chocolate layer on cake stand or turntable and spread with some of the
buttercream.
4.
Top
with orange layer; spread with frosting.
5.
Top
with remaining chocolate layer; frost top and sides of cake.
Source https://iambaker.net
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