1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (5 ounce) can scalded orange sherbet
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2-1/2 cups of greased and floured 9 inch round jelly-roll pans.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and oil until smooth. Mix in the orange juice and egg yolks. Beat in the vanilla. Beat in the chopped pecans and dates. Mix in the orange sherbet and orange zest. Fold in the flour. Pour batter into prepared pan, 8 to 10 inches apart.
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Adjust oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool completely before cutting into squares.
I was going to make this cake for a church function, but my RSVP was still a mystery. I finally figured it out by pouring the orange cake mix into a fine-mesh glass bowl, then pouring the orange cake mix into the same, but smaller bowl. I took the orange and cake and mixed them into a warm-to-the-brain cake, then poured the orange mixture over the top of the cake. It took me almost no longer than stated to prepare and bake. My cake came out of the oven almost perfectly cooked and topped with a icing-perfect cupcake. It came out of the cake-tooth ratio was perfect (so I didn't make any overly fine-mesh angels with my frosting). I will make this cake again, this time with a cream cheese frosting. My only downside was the cake-tooth ratio... I baked it at 15 minutes, then at 17 minutes, then at 23
I haven't personally tried this cake yet, but I've heard good things about it. I think the orange just took this cake to another level. The cake itself isn't bad, but I don't know if the icing is or how it was done. I made a baked orange cake with just brownie mix and marshmallow, and it was still good. I think the orange just needed a little more. I made a white cake with yellow frosting and it turned out fine, but not as tasty as my white cake with orange frosting. I would suggest the use of brownie mix instead of chocolate frosting. The orange just didn't have the punch of white frosting. I made a dozen small orange cakes and I actually ended up baking half of them, as I had plenty left over. The orange cake with the "carnival bark" decoration was not very attractive, and
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