Florida Sunshine Cake Food

QUICK SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, and add them to the boxed cake mix. Add the oil and the mandarine oranges to the batter; remember to add the juice as well as the fruit. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake the cake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cool on wire rack.
• While cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the whipped dessert topping, the package of instant pudding, and the crushed pineapple with its juices. Set frosting in refrigerator to set. Frost when cake has thoroughly cooled.

SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom of a greased 15x10x1-in. jelly-roll pan with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and citrus zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack; remove paper. Cool completely., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Gently stir in lemon juice. Press plastic wrap onto surface of filling; cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold., For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, orange juice, vanilla, orange zest and salt until smooth. Tint orange with yellow and red food coloring. , Trim edges of cake; cut crosswise into thirds. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with frosting. Insert lollipops in top for flowers. Refrigerate leftovers.

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease three 9 inch round cake pans and line bottom with wax paper cut to fit bottom of pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar at medium speed until creamy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with 3/4 cups orange juice, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in orange peel.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of cakes comes out clean.
• Remove pans from oven and loosen cakes around edges with a small metal spatula.
• Turn cakes out onto wire racks; peel off and discard wax paper.
• Turn cakes, right-side up, and prick all over with a wooden pick.
• In a small saucepan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup orange juice.
• Cook, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Spoon slowly over warm cakes, letting syrup soak in.
• Let cakes cook completely.
• To make the filling, in a small saucepan, mix 1/3 cup sugar and gelatin.
• Add orange juice.
• Stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves.
• Add butter, stir until butter melts.
• In a small bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in orange mixture; then return mixture to saucepan.
• Cook over low heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring until thickened.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Beat egg whites with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff; fold into cooled orange mixture.
• Refrigerate until very thick but still spreadable, about 10 minutes.
• Do not chill too long or mixture will set.
• Use to fill Orange Sunshine Cake.
• To make the frosting: in the top of a double boiler, mix egg whites, sugar, corn syrup, water and cream of tartar.
• Beat with an electric mixer or rotary beater over boiling water 7 minutes or until very stiff and glossy.
• Remove from heat; beat in vanilla.
• Use to frost Orange Sunshine Cake.
• To assemble the cake: place one cake layer on cake plate, spread with half the Orange Filling.
• Top with second cake layer, spread with Frosting.
• Top with remaining cake layer and spread with remaining Orange Filling.
• Frost sides of cake with remaining Frosting.
• Garnish with slivered orange peel, if desired.

SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Separate eggs. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together three times.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat yolks until lemon colored. mix in sugar a little at a time. Stir in the lemon extract, vanilla extract and boiling water until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture just until moistened. Whip the egg whites to soft peaks, and fold into the batter.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven, and invert the pan over a bottle. Cool and remove from pan.

TROPICAL SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Combine cake mix, evaporated milk and eggs in large mixing bowl.
• Beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
• Stir in 1 cup pineapple.
• Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• Sprinkle with almonds Bake for 30- 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan or wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Combine sugar and 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice in small bowl; mix until smooth.
• Spread over warm cake, sprinkle with coconut and remaining pineapple.
• Cool completely before serving.
• Top with whipped cream if desired.

ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, eggs, 1 package of pudding, vegetable oil, orange extract, and mandarin oranges and beat well for about 3 minutes.
• Bake in 3 - 9 inch greased and floured round cake pans for 20-25 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven.
• To Make Frosting: Fold pudding and pineapple into whipped topping and frost cake. Keep refrigerated.

FLORIDA ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 13"x9" glass baking dish.
• FOR THE CAKE: In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, orange juice, eggs, water & oil.
• Beat on low speed 30 seconds, then for 2 minutes on medium.
• Pour into prepared baking dish, & bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool to room temperature on wire rack.
• FOR THE FROSTING: In small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese & butter until smooth.
• Add marmalade & powdered sugar & beat well.
• Spread over cake, then store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

FLORIDA ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, orange juice, eggs, water and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in orange marmalade and confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.

MARILYN'S FLORIDA SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Blend till moistened; using mixer, beat on low speed until smooth, but do not overbeat.
• Pour batter into well greased/floured bundt pan.
• Bake at 325 for 45-60 minutes.
• Remove cake from pan onto serving plate.
• Top with Orange Glaze: Mix orange juice and butter.
• Add powdered sugar until a thin consistency is achieved.
• Pour onto hot cake and keep spooning glaze back on so it seeps in.
• ***Ileave the extra glaze on the serving plate to spread on each slice of cake!
• YUM!