Sunshine Chiffon Cake With Creamy Orange Frosting Recipes

QUICK SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, and add them to the boxed cake mix. Add the oil and the mandarine oranges to the batter; remember to add the juice as well as the fruit. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake the cake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cool on wire rack.
• While cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the whipped dessert topping, the package of instant pudding, and the crushed pineapple with its juices. Set frosting in refrigerator to set. Frost when cake has thoroughly cooled.

SUNSHINE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks on high until thickened and lemon-colored. Add water, lemon verbena and vanilla. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. beat for 4-5 minutes or until mixture doubles in volume. Combine flour and baking powder; sprinkle 1/4 cupful over batter and fold in until combined. Repeat with remaining flour mixture; set aside. , In another bowl, beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into batter. Pour into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, 45-50 minutes. Immediately invert the pan; cool completely. Run a knife around sides of pan and remove cake to a serving plate. , In a bowl, cream 2 cups sugar, butter, lemon juice and extracts. Slowly add remaining sugar. If needed, beat in a small amount of water until the frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cake. Garnish with daisies and lemon verbena if desired.

SUNSHINE CHIFFON CAKE WITH CREAMY ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks with an electric mixer until frothy, then gradually add 2/3 cup of the granulated sugar, beating until thick.
• In a small bowl, combine the orange rind and juice and add to the yolk mixture alternately with the flour, beating until well blended.
• Wash and dry the beaters.
• In another large mixing bowl, combine the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt.
• Beat until soft peaks form, then gradually add the remaining 2/3 cups granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture, scrape the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean (about 1 hour and 10 minutes).
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert on wire rack to cool completely.
• Frost the top and sides of the cake with Creamy Orange Frosting and let the cake stand for at least 1 hour before serving.

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE WITH ORANGE ZEST ICING

Steps:

• For the meringue: In a clean bowl, whip the Egg (8) Whites until foamy for about 2-3 minutes.
• Slowly beat in the Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup) and continue beating until stiff peaks have formed and the meringue looks silky for about 7-8 minutes. A standing electric mixer with the whip attachment works best! Set aside until needed.
• For the cake: Sift the Cake Flour (2 1/4 cup). Combine with the Baking Powder (1 tablespoon), Salt (1 teaspoon), and Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup) and sift once more. Make a well in the center for the wet ingredients.
• In a separate bowl mix the Orange Juice (1/2 cup) Water (1/4 cup), Orange (1 tablespoon), Vegetable Oil (1/2 cup), Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon) and Egg (6) Yolks. Pour into the "well" and whisk until no longer lumpy and smooth.
• Fold in 1/3 of the meringue with a rubber spatula. Fold in the remaining meringue, one third at a time. Fold until the batter has completely combined, making sure there is no visible meringue.
• Lightly grease and flour a bundt or tube pan. Add the batter to the pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Invert pan over a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cool upside down until the pan is cool to the touch. Remove from pan and top with icing.
• For the icing: Combine Powdered Confectioners Sugar (2 1/4 cup), Vanilla Extract (2 teaspoon), Butter (2 tablespoon) , Light Cream (1/4 cup) and Orange (1 tablespoon) together and mix until smooth. If needed, add two more tablespoons of heavy cream.
• Pour over the cake allowing to drip all over the sides. Garnish with extra orange zest if desired.
• Dig in and enjoy!

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, eggs, 1 package of pudding, vegetable oil, orange extract, and mandarin oranges and beat well for about 3 minutes.
• Bake in 3 - 9 inch greased and floured round cake pans for 20-25 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven.
• To Make Frosting: Fold pudding and pineapple into whipped topping and frost cake. Keep refrigerated.

SUNSHINE CAKE WITH CITRUS BUTTER CREAM

Steps:

• Make cake layers:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 (8- by 2-inch) round cake pans and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Put sugar and zests in a food processor and pulse until blended well, about 30 seconds. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat butter in large bowl of standing electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar mixture and beat at high speed 5 minutes. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time, and beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add one fourth of flour mixture and beat on low speed until just combined. Beat in milk until just blended. Beat in remaining flour mixture alternately with juices in 3 batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Divide batter evenly between cake pans and smooth tops. Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool layers on racks 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of pans, then invert cakes onto racks to cool completely.
• Make buttercream:
• Heat whites and sugar in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, whisking constantly, until sugar is dissolved and a thermometer registers 160°F. Remove bowl from heat and beat mixture in standing electric mixer on medium-high speed until thick, glossy peaks form. If mixture is still warm, continue beating until cool.
• With mixer running, add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Add liqueur and lemon juice, beating on high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 10 minutes. If buttercream begins to separate, beat on high speed until smooth.
• Assemble cake:
• Brush any loose crumbs from layers and put 1 upside down on a serving plate. Spread with about 1 cup buttercream. Place other layer on top, right side up. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining buttercream.

SUNSHINE CHIFFON CAKE WITH ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Sift the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder,salt together in a large bowl.
• Making a well in the center of the flour mixture.add the oil, egg yolks, 3/4 cup of the orange juice and 2 tablespoons of the zest.
• Whisk until creamy and set aside.
• In the mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold the egg whites into the batter just until combined. There will be some flecks of flour; do not stir or over mix.
• Pour into 10" tube pan and bake for 55 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 and continue to bake until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes clean; about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Invert pan and cool completely.
• Unmold cake by running a knife around the pan sides.
• Frosting;.
• Combine the butter, cream and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoon of orange juice and 1 tablespoon zest in a mixing bowl .
• Add the powdered sugar gradually using the mixer setting on medium until frosting is fluffy.Add additional cream if needed to adjust frosting consistency.
• Frost cake. Decorating suggestion: Roll out gumdrops for flower petals and pipe stems with decorator frosting.