Orange Cream Cake (heritage Black Southern Version)
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C and grease two 8-inch pans

  2. Mix dry ingredients together

  3. Cream butter and sugar for 3–4 minutes

  4. Add eggs, vanilla, and zest to the butter mixture

  5. Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk/orange juice mixture

  6. Bake for 25–30 minutes and cool completely

  7. Heat milk with half the sugar for custard

  8. Whisk egg yolks with remaining sugar and cornstarch

  9. Temper yolks with hot milk and cook until thick

  10. Add butter, vanilla, orange juice, and zest to custard and chill until spreadable

  11. Layer first cake layer, spread custard, add top cake layer

  12. Whisk powdered sugar, orange juice, zest, and salt together for glaze

  13. Drizzle glaze over cake and let it drip down the sides

  14. Slice to reveal the custard layer

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🎂Cake

CuisineSouthern

Occasions🎉Celebration🎉Special Occasion

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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