Buttermilk Devil’s Food Cake With Freshly Squeezed Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
🕒 Cook Time: 35 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 50 minutes
🥣 Servings: 12
Description:
Indulge in the exquisite delight of Buttermilk Devil’s Food Cake, a heavenly creation inspired by Anne Byrn’s Cake Mix Doctor. Elevate your baking experience with this decadent treat adorned with freshly squeezed orange cream cheese frosting. This easy-to-make cake promises to become your favorite with its rich chocolatey goodness complemented by the citrusy tang of orange.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- Flour for dusting
- 1 box devil’s food cake mix
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- Zest of 1 orange
- Juice of 1 orange
Instructions:
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Preheat and Prepare:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Generously grease two 9-inch round cake pans with solid vegetable shortening.
- Dust the pans with flour, shaking out any excess flour, and set them aside.
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Mix the Cake Batter:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the devil’s food cake mix, cocoa powder, buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Using an electric mixer, blend the ingredients until the batter is thick and smooth.
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Bake:
- Pour the prepared batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 35 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when lightly pressed with your finger.
- Once baked, allow the cakes to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
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Freeze the Cakes:
- After cooling, carefully remove the cakes from the pans and place them in the freezer.
- Freezing the cakes makes them easier to frost later on.
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Prepare the Frosting:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and butter using an electric mixer on low speed until fluffy.
- Stop the mixer and add the confectioners’ sugar to the bowl.
- Continue to blend on low speed until the sugar is well combined.
- Add the orange juice and zest to the mixture.
- Increase the mixer speed and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy.
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Frost the Cake:
- Retrieve the cooled cakes from the freezer.
- Use the prepared orange cream cheese frosting to generously frost the top and sides of both cakes.
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Store:
- Once frosted, store the cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Nutritional Information (Per Serving):
- Calories: 548.9
- Fat: 31.6g
- Saturated Fat: 11.8g
- Cholesterol: 88.8mg
- Sodium: 531.9mg
- Carbohydrates: 64.8g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Sugar: 48.1g
- Protein: 6.5g
Indulge in the tantalizing blend of rich chocolate and zesty orange with this Buttermilk Devil’s Food Cake. Perfect for any occasion, this delightful treat will leave everyone craving for more. Enjoy the magic of baking with this irresistible recipe!
