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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

Almost exactly a year ago, I posted this recipe for a yummy yellow cake, which I made for our friend Anne's belated birthday celebration.

We are getting together with the same group of friends today, and one of the other friends just celebrated a birthday on Thursday, so here I am, baking another Memorial Day weekend birthday cake. Vanessa, like Anne, is not a chocolate cake person, so I'm making the yellow cake, and I whipped up some fluffy orange frosting to go on it. It's tasty, and I'm hoping that the orange flavor will become more pronounced as it mellows a bit.

Felíz, felíz en tu dia, Vane! Mua!

Fluffy Orange Frosting

4 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh orange juice (start with 1/8 cup and add more as needed)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon orange extract

In large mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together.

Add the citrus rinds and juices and beat until the frosting is very smooth and fluffy.

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