ORANGE CREAMSICLE CAKE (FROM SCRATCH)

Orange Creamsicle Cake (From Scratch) image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 17

13 tablespoons butter
1 1/8 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk, plus
1 teaspoon 2% low-fat milk
1/8 cup canola oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon orange extract
8 ounces neufchatel cheese, softened
16 ounces sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup orange juice concentrate
mandarin orange, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Combine the 1 2/3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate, water, milk, canola oil, vanilla and orange extract.
Add dry ingredients and wet ingredients, alternately, to butter mixture, beating well after each addition.
Divide batter among two 9 inch sprayed cake pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Remove from oven, cool, and remove from pans.
Frost cake, either 2 separate cakes, or if you are brave, as a 2 layer cake!
Garnish with mandarin oranges.
Frosting: Cream the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and o.j. concentrate together until well blended.