Best Lemon Orange Cake Recipes

ORANGE SHERBET ICE CREAM CAKE WITH SUGAR COOKIES AND LEMON WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with a parchment paper circle.
• Cover the bottom of the prepared pan with the sugar cookies. Spread the marshmallow creme on top of the cookies. Scoop the sherbet and frozen yogurt onto the marshmallow layer, packing it in tightly and alternating the scoops to create a marbled or checkerboard effect. Spread with an offset spatula to make a smooth top. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Unmold the cake by running a knife around the edge of it, then unhinge the springform and remove. Invert the cake onto a sheet of plastic wrap and remove the bottom of the pan and the parchment. Place a plate on the bottom and invert once more.
• Add the heavy cream, lemon curd, confectioners' sugar and vanilla to a large bowl and whip with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. (This makes enough frosting to cover the top and sides of the cake with additional to pipe decorations if desired.)
• Frost the top and sides of the cake with the lemon whipped cream frosting and sprinkle with the almonds. If the cake begins to get too soft, put it back into the freezer for a few minutes.
• Freeze another 1 1/2 to 2 hours or up to overnight. Before serving, let the cake sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes.

LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON FILLING AND LEMON ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Grease and flour four 9 inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Sift together flour, cream of tartar, and baking powder four times. Set aside.
• Beat 8 egg yolks with a rotary or electric beater until very thick, light, and creamy. Add the 2 cups sugar, a few tablespoons at a time, and continue beating until mixture is smooth and pale yellow. Stir in 1 grated lemon rind and juice of 1 lemon. Quickly fold in the flour mixture until well incorporated.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, whip the 8 egg whites until peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
• Spoon into cake pans and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pans. Loosen edges with a knife and turn out on cake racks to cool while you prepare the filling and frosting.
• To Make Lemon Jelly Filling: Mix 6 egg yolks with 2 cups sugar, grated rind of 2 lemons, and juice of 4 lemons. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add 1/2 cup butter and continue cooking, stirring constantly, for 20 minutes or until filling is smooth and very thick. Cool, then spread between layers of cooled cake.
• To Make Lemon-Orange Frosting: Beat the 1/4 cup butter until it has the appearance of thick cream, stir in 6 cups confectioners sugar, a little at a time, and continue working until mixture is very smooth. Beat in 1 egg yolk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Stir in enough orange juice to make a spreadable frosting, then add grated rind of 1 lemon and 2 grated orange rinds. Spread on sides and top of cake.

LEMON-AND-ORANGE-GLAZED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• MAKE THE GLAZE: Preheat the oven to 300°. Generously butter and flour a standard 12-cup, 10-inch Bundt pan, preferably nonstick. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter with the sugar and salt at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well between additions. At low speed, beat in the flour and cream in 3 alternating batches, scraping down the side of the bowl once or twice. Beat in the vanilla and the lemon zest, lemon juice, orange zest and orange juice. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour and 45 minutes, until the top is golden and lightly cracked and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Let the cake cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn the cake out onto the rack and let it cool completely. In a medium bowl, whisk all of the ingredients together until smooth. Using a skewer, poke deep holes all over the top of the cake. Brush the glaze all over the cake in several layers until thickly glazed. Drizzle any remaining glaze on top and let it set before serving. Make Ahead The cake can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Suggested Pairing Dry sparkling wines go well with citrusy desserts like this pound cake, because they intensify the vibrant flavors of the dish. Thibaut-Janisson winery in Virginia is a collaboration between two expert sparkling wine makers (one of whom continues to produce Champagne in France). Thibaut-Janisson creates one of the best wines in the state: the pretty, lemony NV Blanc de Chardonnay.

LEMON-AND-ORANGE-GLAZED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°. Generously butter and flour a standard 12-cup, 10-inch Bundt pan, preferably nonstick.
• In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter with the sugar and salt at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well between additions. At low speed, beat in the flour and cream in 3 alternating batches, scraping down the side of the bowl once or twice. Beat in the vanilla and the lemon zest, lemon juice, orange zest and orange juice.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour and 45 minutes, until the top is golden and lightly cracked and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Let the cake cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn the cake out onto the rack and let it cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk all of the ingredients together until smooth. Using a skewer, poke deep holes all over the top of the cake. Brush the glaze all over the cake in several layers until thickly glazed. Drizzle any remaining glaze on top and let it set before serving.

ORANGE AND LEMON YOGURT CAKE

Steps:

• Oven temperature 350°F/180°C/Gas 4.
• Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• In a separate bowl, stir yoghurt, juice, rind, sifted flour and bicarb together.
• Add to egg mixture and mix until well combined.
• Spoon into a greased 23 cm cake tin (9-inch) and bake for 45 minutes or until cake is cooked when tested with a skewer.
• While the cake is baking, make the syrup.
• Syrup:.
• Put sugar, water, juice and rind in a saucepan.
• Over a low heat stir until sugar has dissolved.
• Allow syrup to simmer for 4 minutes then pour it over the cake while it is hot.
• Serve warm with a dollop of Greek yoghurt, or cold with a cup of tea.

LEMON AND ORANGE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put a pan of hot water in oven on rack below where the cake will be. Cream butter, add sugar and cream again. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. At lowest speed, add flour gradually. When all is added, turn to medium speed and beat for 10 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. orange juice and both extracts. Pour mixture into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. For the first 30 minutes of cooking, put a pan of water under the cake. Let cake cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes. Turn out and ice while still hot. ICING Sprinkle Cointreau over cake. Combine icing ingredients (except Cointreau), adding more sugar if needed for thickness. Spread icing over warm cake. Keep covered - wait a few hours to serve. *Aunt Chrisiti gave me this recipe; it's from her Junior League Cookbook. She said it is Uncle Bud's favorite cake.

WORLD'S BEST ORANGE AND LEMON SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar at high speed for about 10 minutes or until eggs have tripled in volume and are light and frothy.
• On low speed, beat in flour only until blended. Fold in orange, lemon and vanilla. Pour batter into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan and bake in a 350°F oven for about 40 to 45 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean. Do not over-bake. Remove from the oven, INVERT, and allow to cool. (If your tube pan does not have the three little legs for inverting, you must invert cake over the neck of a large size soda bottle.).
• When cool, remove from pan and serve with fresh sliced strawberries and whipped cream. It can also be served with a faint sprinkling of sifted powdered sugar. Serves 10.
• NOTE: DO NOT under-beat the eggs or cake will lose volume. If your mixer does not have a very low and gentle setting, then fold in the flour by hand.
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ORANGE-AND-LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 10-inch tube pan. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until they are foamy. Add the cream of tartar and the vanilla and beat until soft peaks form. Continue beating while gradually adding the sugar. Stop beating when peaks are firm but not stiff.
• Combine the flour with the orange and lemon zests. Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour into the egg whites. Spoon into the pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool on a rack.

LEMON ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Beat well after each addition. Stir in extracts. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add the orange juice, lemon juice, zest and extract; beat until well blended. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

LEMON & ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, then gradually beat in the eggs, one by one. Fold in the flour, baking powder, mashed potato, zests and juices. Scrape into the tin and level the top. Bake for 45 mins until golden and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then move to a wire rack.
• Sift the icing sugar, then mix in enough of the lemon juice to make a stiff, but still runny icing. Spread over the cake so it dribbles down the sides a little. Add some chocolate eggs, if using. Leave until the icing has set, then slice and serve. Delicious with a dollop of natural yogurt.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• If desired, for sugared cranberries, heat corn syrup in microwave until warm; gently toss cranberries in syrup, allowing excess to drip off. Toss in sugar to coat. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set, about 1 hour. , Preheat oven to 350°. Place cranberries in a 15x10-in. baking pan; sprinkle with sugar. Bake until soft and bubbly, 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature., Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice, beating well after each addition. Stir in cooled cranberries., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 45-55 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate., Mix confectioners' sugar, butter and lemon juice until smooth. Brush over cake. Cool cake completely. If desired, serve with orange slices.

MOIST LEMON OR ORANGE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• 1. See the whole recipe here! http://www.lovefoodies.com/moist-lemon-or-orange-pound-loaf-cake.html#.Us_LqfRDtL0

ORANGE-LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, gelatin, water, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan., Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Combine confectioners' sugar and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cake.

GLAZED APRICOT,ORANGE,LEMON BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 10" Tube Pan.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine cake mix, lemon flavoring, orange concentrate, sugar, nectar, oil in a large bowl. Use a beater, mix at medium speed for about 2 minutes.
• 4. Add 4 eggs one at a time and beating after each.
• 5. Pour carfully into the greased,floured tubed pan.
• 6. Bake for one hour or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• 7. Remove cake from oven; let cool. Then flip over from tube pan, invert and place on dish. Store in cake pan.
• Glaze: Blend about 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon frozen orange concentrate. Mix well and drizzle over cake and sides. Cake freezes well and remains moist.

LEMON-ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans--except use 1 1/4 cups of orange juice mixture in place of the water and add 1 1/2 teaspoons orange peel along with egg whites. Chill completely cooled layers 45 minutes before cutting.
• Cut each cake layer horizontally in half to make 2 layers. Fill layers with generous 1/2 cup pie filling. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Garnish with orange peel. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

LEMON CURD & ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 1-litre loaf tin and line with baking parchment.
• Put the butter, sugar, eggs, yogurt, self-raising flour, ground almonds, orange zest, milk and 5 tbsp lemon curd in a large bowl and whisk until smooth. Put another 5 tbsp lemon curd in a second bowl and whisk to loosen.
• Spoon half the batter into the prepared tin, dollop over the lemon curd and top with the remaining batter. Scatter over the flaked almonds and bake for 50 mins, or until risen and golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack, scatter over some lemon zest and slice.

LEMON ORANGE DRUNKEN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 3-quart bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, with an electirc mixer on low speed, blend flour, sugar, salt and baking powder

HONEY APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH LEMON OR ORANGE

Steps:

• Prepare a round nine inch cake pan using a baking spray and set aside. Cake: Combine egg, applesauce, honey or honey and brown sugar, butter, vanilla, zest and lemon or orange juice. Whisk until the liquid ingredients are smooth. Combine dry ingredients; Flour, baking soda, baking powder spices and salt. Use a dry whisk to mix evenly. Fold in previously prepared liquid ingredients, mixing until the batter is smooth. Pour batter into the pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove and cool. Glaze: Combine the powdered sugar and lemon or orange juice. Mix with a clean whisk until the mixture is smooth. Pour over the cooled cake.

LEMON ORANGE RAINBOW CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, oil and water; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until it is very frothy.
• Add the cake mix and beat on low speed until just combined and then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour into a greased 13x9 inch cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until wooden tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile dissolve Jell-O in boiling water in a small bowl. Add cold water.
• Gently prick cake with a fork by putting the fork in cake about three quarters of the way down and carefully pulling the cake back. While fork is still in cake, spoon about a tablespoon of the Jell-O in the prick mark. (You may find it easier to use a liquid measuring cup or a baster instead of spooning the Jell-O in.) Do this at 1/2 inch intervals over the whole cake.
• Pour remaining Jell-O over the cake.
• Chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
• Frost with Cool Whip.
• Chill, covered, another 2 hours.

LEMON OR ORANGE CAKE (CAKE CITRON OU CAKE ORANGE)

Steps:

• 1. Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch (22.5 x 12.5 x 7.5-cm) loaf pan, dust the interior with flour, and tap out the excess. Put the pan on an insulated baking sheet or on two stacked regular baking sheets and set aside.
• 2. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together and keep close at hand. Toss the sugar and zest together in a large bowl and rub them together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and aromatic. Whisk in the eggs, beating until the mixture is pale and foamy, then whisk in the crème fraîche and rum. Switch to a large rubber spatula and gently stir the sifted flour mixture into the batter in three or four additions-the batter should be thick and smooth. Finally, fold in the cooled melted butter in two or three additions.
• 3. Immediately spoon the batter into the pan and slide the baking sheet(s) into the oven. Bake for 1 hour and 25 to 30 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry and free of crumbs. (Check the cake at the 40-minute mark. If it is browning quickly, cover it loosely with a foil tent for the remainder of the baking period.) Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes on a cooling rack before turning it out of the pan; invert and cool to room temperature right side up.