Fresh Orange Layer Cake with Citrus Curd Buttercream
~ Tea Time Treats ~
January 2013:
Citrus Fruits for a Zingy Start to the New Year!
Hello Tea Time Treats Bakers! Happy New Year and may all your hopes and dreams come true in 2013! It’s with a zingy flourish that I reveal to you the Tea Time Treats January theme……it’s all about FRUIT for January, and the fruits are……….CITRUS fruits! You can bake or make anything with citrus fruits in for our tea-time table: oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit or kumquats……as well as clementines, satsumas, tangerines etc. You can bake cakes, scones, bread, tray bakes or make marmalade, it’s ALL suitable for January’s Tea Time Treats theme this month!
Chocolate Orange Drizzle Cake
You could make a Lemon Drizzle cake, or some Orange Pancakes……or how about some grapefruit marmalade or even a marmalade bread and butter pudding; all citrus fruits are welcome and not just cakes and bakes; jams, conserves, chutney and marmalade are welcome as well as bread, biscuits and sticky puddings! Anything citrus is welcome at the January Tea Time Treats table.
Apricot & Orange Chutney
Last month’s theme was Chocolate and was hosted by Kate, do pop over to see the round-up here: December Tea Time Treats Round Up! Chocolate can be used in January too, as long as there are citrus fruits added! So, here we are a brand new year and a brand new Tea Time Treats! Kate and I would like to wish a very Happy New Year to all of our loyal TTT bakers, here’s to another year of fabulous cakes, bakes, breads, biscuits and preserves!
Karen xxx
Fresh Orange Cake with Citrus Buttercream
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| Serves | 8 to 10 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 25 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
A beautiful light fresh orange cake with a tangy citrus curd buttercream filling and topping.
Ingredients
Cake
- 4 large eggs, weighed in their shells
- butter or soft margarine ~ same weight as the eggs
- caster sugar ~ same weight as the eggs
- self-rising flour~ same weight as the eggs
- zest of 2 oranges
- juice of 1 orange
buttercream
- 4 ozs softened butter
- 8 ozs sifted icing sugar
- juice of 1 orange
- 4 to 6 tablespoons St Clement's curd
decoration
- jellied sweets such as oranges and lemons
- hundreds and thousands
Note
- Alternative measurements:
- 4 eggs
- 8 ounces soft margarine or butter
- 8 ounces caster sugar
- 8 ounces SR flour
Directions
| Step 1 | The measurements for this recipe are equal amounts of sugar, flour and fat to the weight of the eggs; therefore, weigh the eggs first – if the eggs weigh 8 ounces, you will use 8 ounces of sugar, 8 ounces of butter or margarine and 8 ounces of flour. If the eggs weigh 6 ounces, all the other ingredients will be 6 ounces – easy! |
| Step 2 | Set oven Gas 4, 160C (fan oven), 180C or 360F: grease and base line the bottom of 2 x 8” sandwich tins – cake tins. |
| Step 3 | Cream margarine or butter together with the sugar, until light and fluffy, then add the grated orange zest. Beat the eggs, and then add them to the mixture, gradually and beating well after each addition. Sieve the flour and fold into the mixture with a metal spoon. Add orange juice to the cake mixture to loosen it, it should be soft dropping consistency. |
| Step 4 | Divide equally between the 2 prepared tins and bake for 25 minutes in the middle of the oven. Remove and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes. |
| Step 5 | Remove from the tins and cool on wire racks, then sandwich the cakes together with the buttercream when cold, to avoid the buttercream melting. Spread the buttercream on the top of the cakes and decorate with jellied sweets and hundreds and thousands. Place on an attractive cake stand or plate, and serve in dainty wedges with freshly brewed tea. |
| Step 6 | To make the buttercream: Add the sifted icing sugar to the softened butter and mix well until thick and creamy; add the orange juice to make a softer buttercream and then add the citrus curd, spoon by spoon until desired consistency has been achieved. Use as above. |
Lemon Drizzle Cake: Photo – BBC
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Karen S Booth
Lovely theme for January!
Thanks Janice! Bit zingy eh?
Excellent choice Karen. I made a big batch of lemon marmalade last year and I’ve still got a few jars in the cupboard, time to get creative now!
WONDERFUL! Cannot wait to see what you make Jen and a VERY Happy New Year too!
Dear Karen,
I wish you a happy New Year as well. Citrus – it is a great theme to start January with
I am in the thinking box on what to make for this month tea table.
Many kitchen greetings _ Kirsten
Happy New Year to you and thanks for all of your amazing entries over the last 14 months Kirsten!
I am so pleased you like the theme too……Karen xxx
Yay! New year, lovely new theme! And what a fab selection of delicious ideas for us all to be getting on with… Happy New Year Karen! xx
THANKS Kate! You have a LOVELY LOVELY New Year too! Karen XXX
Ohhh those drizzle cakes look amazing!!!! just love lemon dizzle, lots of love for a Happy New Year!
Mary x
Thanks Mary! A VERY Happy New Year to you and your lovely family too! Karen
Great theme. Nice and clean and fresh. Can’t wait to get baking. X
Thanks Dom! Felt like a zingy start to the year! Karen xxxx
Oooh yummy!
Thanks Clare!
Lovely Karen, I do like a bit of citrus zing! I made a load of lemon marmalade before Christmas and have been wandering what to do with it – I shall wander some more.
so nice and refreshing after all the richness of mince pies and Christmas cake, think I’ll try lemon, grapefruit or orange to see what i like best.
I made this yesterday and after showing the kids it didn’t last very long! It was very tasty!
BRILLIANT! Thanks for letting me know and I am so pleased it went down well!
These look delicious. Citrus is a fab way to start the 2013. Happy New Year x
Thanks Rainie! Happy New Year too!
I love the sound of this cake! It’ll make a refreshingly light change from all the heavy Christmas stodge lately! I’ve got a lot of birthdays coming up in the next two months so I think I’ll be trying this out for one of the cakes that I’ll be baking
Thanks Emma, it is a lush cake, I can promise you that!
I love making lemon drizzle cake it’s so lovely and moist
Wonderful
I’ll try it soon 
Great choice of theme! Love lemon drizzle cake – they all look amazing as always!
These look lovely really must make some
My daughter loves making cakes, so I’m going to ask her to make the Fresh Orange Cake with Citrus Buttercream. It’s just what you need after all the chocolate over Christmas.
I am so pleased that this cake has inspired you to bake with your daughter! Karen
That orange cake looks amazing!! Yumm
The citrus cake looks like an interesting take on the lemon cake I usually make. I might have to try it out, it looks delicious!
Becky x
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Thanks Becky!
These look yummy and I love the Orange Cake
This looks really good, I love lemon and orange cakes, anything fresh and tasty. I’ll be trying this one, thank you
Do let me know if you make this!
Wow these look amazing, I am definitely a big fan of any cake with lemon in, have bookmarked to try out very soon
Thanks Danielle!
looks delicious!!!!
Yummy! I could just eat a slice of that cake
This looks and sounds amazing, I could do with something citrus based as a change from all the chocolate I’ve consumed over Christmas and New Year!
These look tasty, I love lemon flavoured cakes and desserts so I would probably like these too.
My first visit here and I’m so glad I stopped by! Your orange cake with citrus buttercream sounds divine and I can’t wait to try it
Now I’m off to check out your 5:2 diet recipes!
Thanks so much WandaFish! I am creating new recipes all the time, both normal ones and 5:2 diet ones too!
This looks great. I wonder if it will work with orange curd in the middle or if it will be too sweet?
I adore Lemon Drizzle Cake, but I’ve never used or eaten orange in a cake like this. It sounds and looks fabulous. I shall definitely be giving it a try in the near future
This actually looks like something I could manage…. well, I have to, I want it!
I love tangy cakes – tangy anything really. I don’t have a super sweet tooth so I like my desserts to have either a tang or a saltiness to it. These look delish! Thanks x
I love citrus cakes, especially lemon x
The Fresh Orange Layer Cake with Citrus Curd Buttercream looks divine! I shall be trying this and following your recipe. Thank you
I love Lemon Drizzle – have never baked with oranges before – will have to give it a try! xoxo
Yum! I think I’ll make the citrus buttercream for a chocolate cake for my stepdaughters birthday on the 25th. Chocolate & lime I think – my fav sweets! xx
LOVE citrus with chocolate, great idea Vohn!
I usually dislike zingy….but this is tempting me!
I love Lemon & citrus’y flavours and this looks gorgeous. May well give it a go for my girly get together this weekend.
Wow these cakes look amazing! you make it look so easy
OOooooh! I love a citrussy cake. So fresh and perfect for a coffee break with friends!
Why not join in?!
This sounds really nice, easy to make too!
It’s Lush cake!
U tried to say how nice and easy to make this recipe sounds, but my comment got lost I think.
I have if now! Thanks so much for commenting and entering my giveaways! Good luck in all of them! Karen
Chocolate orange drizzle cake looks great, like a giant jaffa cake!
That would be lovely, a giant Jaffa cake!
Love the look of the orange cake
Thanks Victoria! Karen
Oh this looks yummy (All your recipes do!) – I’m not a huge fan of cake but this looks really light and tempting.
I love citrus fruit, this year I will master the lemon drizzle cake!
Lemon drizzle is a favourite of mine!
This looks so amazing, and so light. Will be sure to save this!
I absolutely love lemon cakes..inface any lemon dessert. I love to drizzle icing sugar mixed with lemon juice on my cakes, gives them a lovely crunchy zingy taste.
This is such a nice, original recipe.. I’m a bit of a novice but will have to give a try – will be good to attempt something that’s not too sickly!
Not sickly at all and quite easy to make Emma!
Hi Karen,
It’s my first time here! I’ve just linked a lemon blueberry bread!
Your cake is beautiful, I love anything with citrus!
Have a nice day!
THANKS so much for entering Tea Time Treats and your bread sounds delicious! I will be over to drool and have a virtual slice later…..Karen
I love citrus cakes. My ultimate favourite yum yum
I love any kind of lemon cake or pudding… will be giving this on a go too. Saving all the recipes for dark days when i cant get out of the house. Only me likes lemon cakes so this one will be all eaten by moi
Looks Yummy! I’ll definitely have a go at making this cake x
Ooo so many lovely cakes. I think I shall have to try this, bang goes the diet! Oh dear.
This looks amazing – def gonna have to give it a go.
This looks delectable, I am gonna have a go at one in the new future.
Not too kenn on cittrus cakes – but I’m going to trust you and give this a go!
A nice theme Karen, and a lovely recipe too – which will be served up to the family this weekend – they always expect something after dinner when they call
Sounds delicious! I so wish I wasn’t dieting at the moment. Fruit’s healthy though, right?!
Oh my how wonderful is this cake!!!
I love zingy cakes. This looks delish
The lemon drizzle cake looks delicious, whenever I bake them the edges seem to be overdone before the rest of the cake is finished.
that cake looks fab
the orange cake looks delicious, I think my daughter and I will try this one x
This looks so yummy, I am definitely going to try and make this
This looks delicious – a refreshing change from the chocolate cake I usually make
Love the zingy cake idea for the new year. I have been trying out a cake pop maker the kids got for Christmas. I have been making lemon cake pops and then dipping them in a syrup (sugar & lemon juice) before placing in the freezer to chill and set. Delicious bite size pieces – but takes so long to make enough cake pops for a family of six!
This recipe looks lovely! You have inspired me to give it a try, thank you.
Yum – looks fabulous. Citrus goes ever so well with cakes. Lovely for that bit of sharp kick.
Am really looking forward to making this cake. It looks delicious!
wow, looks really good, my hubby will love it
Wow cant wait to make this for the family, sound and looks amazing!
That orange cake looks delicious! Going to pass the recipe onto my sister who is most definitely the cake maker of the family!
This looks delicious; I would maybe add a thin spread of lemon (or even lime) curd to the centre of the cake before adding the buttercream, it looks so moist; this is my next baking feat.
I have shared this to google+ and twitter,it sounds delicious!
Shared via G+1 My tongue is zinging thinking about these!
Ahh would love to try this recipe out!
I love this idea! Has inspired me to go cook – thanks.
Zingyer the better
Delicious. Who doesn’t love a zingy cake? Shared on Google+.
Shared via Twitter thanks @tracyknixon
I have shared by tweeting as @jessups
Shared with Twitter as @maisietoo – https://twitter.com/maisietoo/status/315852360054370304
tweeted as this looks to good not to share
The lemon cake looks delicious. A recipe I will have to try.
Tweeted! I love anything lemony during the Summer!
That’s so mouthwatering! It’s torture going through your recipes on a fast day! Shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maisietoo/status/343253602648862720