Cara Cara Orange Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients

For the Cake:

• 250 grams (about 2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup orange juice (from about 2 oranges)
• 1 teaspoon orange zest (from about 1 orange)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar

For the Icing:

• 8 oz (one package) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (one stick) butter, room temperature)
• 250 grams (about 2 cups) powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 1 pinch salt

Directions

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  Preheat oven to 350 F
  
  


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  Grease 2 cake pans (I used one 8-inch round cake pan and 1 horse shaped pan, but you can use 2 8-inch round cake pans)
  
  


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  In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  
  


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  In a large bowl, mix together the milk, orange juice, orange zest, yogurt, vanilla, eggs and sugar. Sift in the dry mixture and whisk together just until combined.
  
  


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  Pour into pans and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until done.
  
  


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  Let cool completely.
  
  


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  To make the frosting, whip up the cream cheese with the butter until light and airy.
  
  


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  Add powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, orange zest and juice and whip until smooth. Ice cooled cakes.
  
  

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