Orange Blueberry Cheese Bundt Cake Food

BLUEBERRY-ORANGE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour bundt pan making sure to get all the nooks and crannies.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1 2/3 cups sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Beat in orange peel and vanilla.
• Beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick instered in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes.
• Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
• Transfer cake to plate, sift powdered sugar over, and serve.

ORANGE BLUEBERRY CHEESE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. if using pillsbury or betty crocker cake mix you do not need to add the sugar. they have pudding in the mix. mix all ingredients but the blueberries. mix well. this will be thick. add the dusted blueberries. put in greased bundt pan. bake 50 min. let cool 10 minutes and take out of pan. i drizzle with a powderd sugar glaze or just powdered sugar. this is moist and keeps well. some of the off brands of cake mixes do not work as well in this recipe.

BLUEBERRY AND ORANGE LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides; line bottoms with rounds of parchment paper. Sift first 3 ingredients into medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Beat in concentrate, peel, and vanilla. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with milk in 3 additions. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pans on rack.
• For filling:
• Combine berries, sugar, and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, stirring occasionally and mashing berries coarsely with fork, about 8 minutes. Chill filling uncovered until cold, about 30 minutes.
• For frosting:
• Beat cream cheese and butter in bowl to blend. Beat in powdered sugar in 4 additions, then orange concentrate, peel, and vanilla. Chill until firm but spreadable, about 30 minutes.
• Cut around cakes to loosen. Turn cakes out. Peel off parchment. Place 1 layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread filling to within 1/2 inch of edges. Chill 5 minutes. Top with second layer, flat side down. Spread 1/2 cup frosting thinly all over cake to seal. Spread remaining frosting over cake. Mound remaining blueberries on top. (Can be made 1 day ahead; chill. Serve at room temperature.)