Sunshine Orange Cake Recipes

SUNNY ORANGE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange zest. Combine the flour, gelatin, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice and milk, beating well after each addition., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, gelatin powder and vanilla until blended. , Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with frosting. Top with remaining cake layer; frost top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

QUICK SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, and add them to the boxed cake mix. Add the oil and the mandarine oranges to the batter; remember to add the juice as well as the fruit. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake the cake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cool on wire rack.
• While cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the whipped dessert topping, the package of instant pudding, and the crushed pineapple with its juices. Set frosting in refrigerator to set. Frost when cake has thoroughly cooled.

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease three 9 inch round cake pans and line bottom with wax paper cut to fit bottom of pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar at medium speed until creamy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with 3/4 cups orange juice, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in orange peel.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of cakes comes out clean.
• Remove pans from oven and loosen cakes around edges with a small metal spatula.
• Turn cakes out onto wire racks; peel off and discard wax paper.
• Turn cakes, right-side up, and prick all over with a wooden pick.
• In a small saucepan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup orange juice.
• Cook, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Spoon slowly over warm cakes, letting syrup soak in.
• Let cakes cook completely.
• To make the filling, in a small saucepan, mix 1/3 cup sugar and gelatin.
• Add orange juice.
• Stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves.
• Add butter, stir until butter melts.
• In a small bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in orange mixture; then return mixture to saucepan.
• Cook over low heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring until thickened.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Beat egg whites with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff; fold into cooled orange mixture.
• Refrigerate until very thick but still spreadable, about 10 minutes.
• Do not chill too long or mixture will set.
• Use to fill Orange Sunshine Cake.
• To make the frosting: in the top of a double boiler, mix egg whites, sugar, corn syrup, water and cream of tartar.
• Beat with an electric mixer or rotary beater over boiling water 7 minutes or until very stiff and glossy.
• Remove from heat; beat in vanilla.
• Use to frost Orange Sunshine Cake.
• To assemble the cake: place one cake layer on cake plate, spread with half the Orange Filling.
• Top with second cake layer, spread with Frosting.
• Top with remaining cake layer and spread with remaining Orange Filling.
• Frost sides of cake with remaining Frosting.
• Garnish with slivered orange peel, if desired.

SUNSHINE ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Spray a 6 cup decorative or plain tube pan with vegetable cooking spray.
• Dust with flour.
• Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, orange juice and grated orange peel.
• Mix well.
• In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, oil, and egg yolk until crumbs form.
• Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• In a medium mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Beat in remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold egg whites into batter.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Place on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
• Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar; garnish with orange peel strips.

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a bundt pan.
• In large bowl, combine flours and baking soda. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
• Boil orange juice and zest. Chill just until cool to the touch, then add to flour mixture and mix well.
• Beat butter and sugar together; blend into flour and juice mixture.
• Pour into pan and bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool on rack and invert; sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

DIABETIC SUNSHINE ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly coat an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, combine margarine, sweeteners and egg.
• Beat on medium speed 2-3 minutes; scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
• In medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder,baking soda and cinnamon.
• Stir in raisins or apples and orange zest.
• Add to first mixture, alternating with the orange juice, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake 18-20 minutes,.
• or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan on wire rack.

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and lightly flour cake tin.
• Beat butter and sugar for about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs to mixture and stir.
• Add grated orange peel, sifted flour and salt.
• Stir lightly to mix.
• Pour into prepared cake tin.
• Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees F (150C) for around 40 minutes.
• (Use the juice from the orange to make the icing by mixing it with powdered sugar and butter.).