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428 F R O S T I N G S
FRESH ORANG
FRESH ORANGE E
CREAM CHEESE FROSTIN
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING G
ince my grandmother always 1. Place the cream cheese
and butter in a large mixing
made a fresh orange layer
bowl. Blend with an electric
cake for Christmas Eve, I am mixer on low speed until well combined,
partial to any cake with an orange 30 seconds. Add the confectioners’ sugar,
a little at a time, blending with the mixer
frosting. This frosting is easy to pre-
on low speed until the sugar is well com-
pare, using ingredients you likely bined, 1 minute. Add the orange juice and
zest to the mixture. Increase the mixer
have on hand. It dresses up the
speed to medium and beat until the frost-
Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake (page ing lightens and is fluffy, 1 minute more.
197) as well as the White Chocolate 2. Use to frost the top and sides of the
Wedding Cake (page 207). cake of your choice.
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MAKES 3 CUPS, ENOUGH TO FROST
A 2- OR 3-LAYER CAKE
OR A 13- BY 9-INCH CAKE
the Cake Mix Doctor says
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
No fresh oranges? Good carton orange
juice will do, especially if it contains
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room
pulp. Just omit the orange zest; or if
temperature you have a lemon, add 1 teaspoon
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room grated lemon zest instead.For a totally
temperature grown-up cake, use half orange juice
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted and half Grand Marnier or another
orange liqueur.
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
