Best 6 Orange Cakes Using Cake Mix Recipes

ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10 inch Bundt pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in 3/4 cup orange juice, oil, eggs and lemon extract. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, cook 1/3 cup orange juice, sugar and butter for two minutes. Drizzle over cake.

ORANGE CITRUS CAKE FILLING

Steps:

• In a Pyrex or heatproof bowl whisk the eggs very well.
• Using a whisk stir together sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan, the whisk in water, orange juice, lemon juice and zest until smooth; bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly.
• Reduce heat and cook at just a bare simmer whisking constantly for about 2 minutes (the mixture will be thick).
• Add in HALF of the hot juice mixture into the eggs in a slow stream, whisking continuously.
• Whisk the egg mixture back into the juice mixture in the saucepan (this is called tempering) cook over medium-low heat whisking just until it reaches a boil.
• Remove pan from heat and add in butter, mixing until melted.
• Cover the surface with buttered piece of wax paper (butter side down) and chill until cold about 1 hour.

ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the orange juice, water, orange peel and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. , For the frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter and enough orange juice to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cake.

LUSCIOUS MANDARIN ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or lightly spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, walnuts, orange segments, reserved 1/3 cup orange liquid, and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• To make pineapple frosting, stir together pineapple, dry pudding mix and orange peel. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread on cake. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

BOX MIX ORANGE JUICE CAKE

Steps:

• HEAT OVEN TO 325.
• Spray Bundt Pan with non-stick spray (Canola Oil) then pour 1 cup of pecans in the pan.
• Mix cake mix, 4 eggs, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, 1 cup of orange juice, 1 box of vanilla pudding & a splash of vanilla extract. Mix well with whisk. Pour mixture in pan over the pecans.
• Put into oven & cook for about 50 - 60 minutes.
• WHILE IT'S COOKIN' ! MAKE THE GLAZE.
• Take a small pot, and put in 1 stick of butter, 1/2 cup of orange juice, 12 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil & boil for 2 minutes.
• Once the Cake comes out, let it cool until it's ready to be flipped over. (Taking a fork and loosening it off the pan helps.) Then flip it over, poke hole around top of the cake, and pour the Glaze over the top.
• EAT! & ENJOY!

LEMON ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Beat well after each addition. Stir in extracts. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add the orange juice, lemon juice, zest and extract; beat until well blended. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.