SOUR CREAM ORANGE CAKE (serves 12) Cake 1 1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp. 3 large eggs 1 tsp grated orange peel 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel 1/2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/4 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 cup sour cream
Butter two 9-inch cake pans. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time, beating well. Beat in grated rinds and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and beat in alternating with sour cream in two additions each. Bake about 25 minutes (test for done-ness) and cool on racks for 20 minutes. Run knife around edges and turn out on racks to cool
Glaze:- 6 Tblsp fresh. orange juice 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier or Triple Sec) 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup sugar
Bring all ingredients to a boil, stir to dissolve sugar. Boil until reduced to 2/3 cup ( about 5 min.) Cool
Frosting:- 3 8-oz. pkgs cream cheese at room temp. 1 cup powdered sugar 1/3 cup cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez)
Beat all ingredients together until light
1 cup toasted sweetened coconut
To assemble:- Using serrated knife, cut cake layers horizontally in half. Place one layer on serving plate, cut side up. Brush with 1/4 of glaze, spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat with other layers, placing top layer cut side up. Glaze with remaining glaze; frost top and sides and decorate with toasted coconut. Chill until served.
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