Orange Bon Bon Cake Recipes

BEAT AND BAKE ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
• In a measuring cup, combine milk, 1/2 cup orange juice, oil, beaten eggs, and 1 1/2 teaspoon orange zest. Set aside.
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl. Mix in sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk mixture. Stir until thoroughly combined.
• Divide batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• To make Orange Butter Frosting: Cream butter until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 tablespoons orange juice to bring to spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla and 1 teaspoon orange zest.

AUNT VERNA'S ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together honey and eggs until thoroughly integrated. Stir in orange zest. Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add slowly to egg mixture. Lightly grease a loaf pan with butter. Add the mixture to the pan and bake. After 30 minutes check for doneness with a wooden skewer. (If it comes out clean, you are done. If not, give it another 5 minutes and check it again).

CREAMY ORANGE BON BONS

Steps:

• With a small ice cream scoop or melon baller, scoop balls of vanilla ice cream onto a cold cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Place in the freezer to reset the ice cream balls to firm.
• Put the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave at medium until liquid, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stop and stir every 30 seconds until melted, be careful not to burn it.
• Spread the orange drink powder onto a large plate. Roll the ice cream balls in the powder and return them to the cookie sheet. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the ice cream balls. Return to the freezer until ready to serve.

MINT BON BON CAKE

Steps:

• Measure ice cream by packing firmly into cup and leveling off. Let stand at room temperature about 1 hour to soften.
• In large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg; beat until smooth.
• Add flour, baking powder, soda, salt, buttermilk, peppermint extract, food coloring and softened ice cream.
• Beat at low speed until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Pour into generously greased and lightly floured 8-inch square pan.
• Bake at 350* for 35 to 40 minutes until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• When completely cooled, place on serving plate; spread sides and top with fudge ice cream topping.
• Frost with Peppermint Frosting. Garnish with shaved chocolate.
• Peppermint Frosting:.
• In small saucepan, combine flour and milk. Cook over medium heat until mixture is very thick, stirring constantly; cool completely.
• In small mixer bowl, beat sugar and butter at high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add completely cooled flour mixture; continue beating at high speed, about 3 minutes, until it is the consistency of whipped cream.
• Blend in peppermint extract and food coloring.