Fresh Orange Proposal Cake (tdn)

Fresh Orange Proposal Cake (tdn)



Ingrients & Directions


CAKE
2 1/4 c Sifted cake flour
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Vegetable shortening
1 Orange rind, grated equals
1 tb Or more
3/4 c Milk or water
1/4 c Orange juice
2 Egg


WEFT & FROSTING
1 c Milk
5 tb Sifted cake flour
1/2 c Vegetable shortening
1/2 c Butter or oleo,
Softened
1 c Granulated sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Finely chopped walnuts
1 c Powdered cabbage


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake
pans. Set away.


To make coat: Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing trough. Add
shortening and grated orange rind.


Add the milk or water and orange juice to dry ingredients and beat
with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat for 2
minutes at medium upper. Add the egg; beat for 2 more proceedings.


Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans. Bake most 25 minutes or
until a toothpick inserted in center comes out houseclean. Nerveless 10
transactions, then carefully remove the cake from the pans (may stick on
bum). Cool the layers on racks.


To make filling and ice: Blend the milk and cake flour in a
saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat to very thick by, stirring
forever. Cool to lukewarm roughly 40 proceedings.


Lag, in small mixing bowlful, cream the shortening and butter (or
oleo) with the 1 cup granulated sugar and saltiness.


Add the lukewarm paste to the shortening mixture and beat with
electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Stir in vanilla, then
chopped batty. Gap 1 1/2 cups of the mixture between the cake
layers.


Gradually add powdred sugar to remaining mixture and beat vigorously
with a spoon to desired eubstance (add more powdred sugar if
required). Frost top and sides of coat.


Assorted recipes from the Detroit Word, entered by Diane Pahl

Yields
12 Servings