Williamsburg Orange Cake

14 Reviews

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 30 min

“This is a lovely orange cake for when company calls.” - by Carol

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Original recipe yields 1 9x13-inch cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan, two 9-inch round cake pans, or three 8-inch round cake pans.
In a large bowl, combine cake flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Mix in butter, shortening, buttermilk, eggs, raisins, nuts, orange zest and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes on high speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Bake 9x13 inch pan 45 to 50 minutes, or layers 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool, and frost with Williamsburg Butter Frosting.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (18 total)

Calories
284 cal
14%

Fat
11.3 g
17%

Carbs
42.6 g
14%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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REBA1

Dec. 23, 2003

"The frosting for this cake was wonderful and the cake itself had a nice, old-fashioned taste. However, the next time I make this I will leave out the walnuts and raisins. I really did enjoy this recip..." See moree."

Jenn L

Feb. 16, 2010

"I used this recipe to make orange creamsicle cupcakes. Orange cupcakes with orange buttercream frosting. They were a huge hit. I cut the recipe in half and it made 14 cupcakes. I omitted the raisi..." See morens and walnuts because I was looking for a simple orange cake. I substituted orange extract for some of the vanilla. This is a keeper."

LADYJ1225

Dec. 23, 2005

"I love this cake. It has been my favorite for years. I lost my recipe, so was very glad to find this in time for my birthday as it has been my traditional cake for my birthday for many years. Easy..." See more, different and delicious. I like to bake mine in a bundt pan."

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