Name: Lemon Orange Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 1/4 cup shortening -; 2 cups sugar -; 5 large eggs -; 3 cups all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1 cup buttermilk -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract -; Frosting: -; 1/2 cup butter, softened -; 3 tablespoons orange juice -; 3 tablespoons lemon juice -; 1 to 2 tablespoons grated orange zest -; 1 to 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest -; 1 teaspoon lemon extract -; 5-1/2 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar -

Recipe information

Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Lemon Orange Cake

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 1/4 cup shortening -

3. 2 cups sugar -

4. 5 large eggs -

5. 3 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 1 teaspoon baking powder -

7. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -

8. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

9. 1 cup buttermilk -

10. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

11. 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract -

12. Frosting: -

13. 1/2 cup butter, softened -

14. 3 tablespoons orange juice -

15. 3 tablespoons lemon juice -

16. 1 to 2 tablespoons grated orange zest -

17. 1 to 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest -

18. 1 teaspoon lemon extract -

19. 5-1/2 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar -

How to cook deliciously - Lemon Orange Cake

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.