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John W Dwight White Cake Orange Icing

Here's how you make John W Dwight White Cake Orange Icing
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Icing:
  • 1 tablespoons orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon brandy
  • 1 egg yolk,(optional)
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  • Step 2: Butter and parchment paper 2 9 inch cake pans

  • Step 3: Cream butter

  • Step 4: Gradually add sugar in and beat

  • Step 5: Gradually add water that has 2 tablespoons flour mixed in

  • Step 6: Sift the dry ingredients together

  • Step 7: Mix into creamed mixture beat hard

  • Step 8: Fold in whites

  • Step 9: Pour into prepared pans and bake 15 minutes (until cake leaves side of the pan are the instructions given for time)

  • Step 10: Cool

  • Step 11: For frosting :

  • Step 12: Beat egg yolk until creamy add juices brandy and zest

  • Step 13: Add enough powdered sugar to be stiff enough to spread

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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