Orange Bundt Cake
Servings: 8
Calories:
Ingredients
For The Orange Bundt Cake
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 2 cups sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk*
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange extract
- 2 tbsp orange zest
- 4-5 drops orange food coloring*
For The Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 drops orange food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and spray a Bundt pan with a non stick spray right before filling.
For The Orange Bundt Cake
- Whisk together flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar together until creamy then add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
- Pour buttermilk, vanilla, orange extract and orange zest into sugar mixture and beat until combined.
- Gradually add flour and mix until just combined and then add food coloring. Stir.
- Pour into prepared Bundt pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- Carefully remove from oven and let sit for about 5-6 minutes then turn over on wire rack to cool.
For The Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla together.
- Add 1½ cups of powdered sugar at a time, mix well, then add the remaining 1½ cups. Mix well and then frost cake once completely cooled.
Notes
Recipe inspired from Savvy Mama Lifestyle
*To make homemade buttermilk, add 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice into a measuring cup then add milk to equal 1 cup.
*If you do not have orange food coloring, add equal drops of red and yellow food coloring to make orange.