Orange Dreamsicle Cake Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What kind of frosting for an orange cake? ›

Mother Lovett always frosted her orange cakes with a fabulous coconut frosting. Because I'm such a cream cheese nut, I did a coconut cream cheese frosting. I've used this before on my banana carrot easter cupcakes and it's so creamy and wonderful. Sweet but tangy at the same time!

Create a delicious dessert with Duncan Hines Signature Perfectly Moist Orange Supreme Cake Mix. Flavor from real orange juice fills each bite of this soft, moist cake. Bake a layer cake or loaf cake for everyday desserts, or use the orange cake mix to make orange cupcakes.

Orange cake is made with whipped egg whites which keeps the cake fluffy and light, orange zest, and fresh orange juice that gives this cake a delicious fresh flavor. The rest of the ingredients are super simple. Flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, kosher salt, vegetable oil, and sugar!

Italian Meringue Buttercream

This is considered one of the very difficult methods for making buttercream because the sugar syrup must be cooked to a specific temperature and then, while piping hot, poured into the whipped egg whites.

Orange and chocolate are a decadent match made in heaven. Orange liqueur, yogurt, and dark chocolate combine to make a scrumptious swirled cake that guests will rave over.

Baking tip #2: adding milk to your box cake mix in place of water adds a dense texture to your dessert leaving it moist and flavorful like a homemade cake. Or, if you prefer, you can add buttermilk, giving your cake a tangy flavor to balance out the sweetness.

An Elvis Presley cake is a single-layer classic yellow cake that's topped with a pineapple glaze. Much like a poke cake, the syrup and juices of the pineapple will seep into the cake through fork holes, resulting in a decadent, ultra-moist cake.

Why does my orange cake taste bitter? ›

Burnt Ingredients: If any of the ingredients, especially fats like butter or oil, are overcooked or burnt during the baking process, they can impart a bitter taste to the cake. Overmixing: Overmixing the batter can lead to the development of gluten, which can result in a dense and tough texture.

Buttercream is usually easier to use for cake decorating. Cream cheese makes a delicious frosting but it is difficult to get it thick enough to hold its shape for things like roses or other complicated flowers. Especially in the heat, it's more likely to sag or run.

SM buttercream is arguably the best frosting in terms of cake decorating because it is the easiest way to get those smooth clean lines.

Buttercream is the most popular type of frosting largely because of its few ingredients and easy application. Classic buttercream requires beating butter into icing sugar until you reach a frosting consistency. It's not possible to over beat this type of frosting, so the longer you beat it, the fluffier it gets.