Sunshine orange cream cake

 
                         Sunshine Orange Cream Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Jo Anne Merrill
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :1:30
 Categories    : Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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      1/3  cup           margarine
    3      tablespoons   packed light brown sugar
      2/3  cup           sugar
      1/3  teaspoon      vanilla extract
    2                    eggs
    1 1/3  cups          all-purpose flour
      1/2  teaspoon      baking soda
    2      teaspoons     double-acting baking powder
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    1      pint          sour cream
      2/3  cup           milk
    1                    orange -- *see note
 
 * Peel orange, cut into quarters and thinly slice across the sections, or cut
into a pretty pattern of your choice.
 
 	  1. Cream margarine and sugars until light and fluffy. Blend in
     vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time.
 	  2. Stir flour, salt, soda, and baking powder together thoroughly;
     blend into creamed mixture alternately with 1/2 cup sour cream and milk.
     Begin and end with flour.
 	  3. Pour into greased and waxed paper-lined (grease the waxed paper
     lightly also) 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven,
     25-35 minutes or until done.
      4. COOL COMPLETELY before removing from pan. 
 	  5. Cut cake in half to form 2 layers 6-1/2 by 9 inches. Spread 3/4
     cup sour cream over layer, arrange orange slices on sour cream. Top with
     second layer. Garnish each serving with additional sour cream and orange
     slices.
 
 * The sour cream is an acquired taste. You may prefer to sweeten it with sugar
or honey, or with a mix of half sour cream and half sweetened whipped cream.
 
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 Per serving: 3084 Calories; 173g Fat (50% calories from fat); 49g Protein; 343g
Carbohydrate; 593mg Cholesterol; 3583mg Sodium
 
 NOTES : This is from a recipe I created many years ago. The cake has a
sponge-like texture, delicate and light.
 
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