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Orange and Vanilla Bean Buttercream Cake (Sandra Lee) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 vanilla bean
1 box (18.25 oz.) butter recipe yellow cake mix – Betty Crocker
1 orange -- zest and juice reserved, divided use
1/2 cup butter -- softened
3 eggs
3/4 cup marmalade - Knott's -- divided use
1 container (12 oz.) buttercream whipped frosting – Betty Crocker
1 pinch kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon orange extract - McCormick
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise with a knife and scrape seeds from inside using tip of knife; set aside.
Beat cake mix, juice from orange plus enough water to make 1 1/4 cup total liquid, butter, eggs, 1/4 cup marmalade, and half of scraped vanilla bean seeds in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds.
Scrape down sides of bowl and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.
Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Remove and cool completely.
Stir together buttercream frosting, 1 tablespoon orange zest, orange extract, and remaining half of scraped vanilla bean seeds in a medium bowl; cover and set aside.
Cut cake in half horizontally and place bottom half on serving plate.
Spread remaining 1/2 cup of marmalade and place other layer on top.
Frost outside of cake with buttercream icing.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12

 

 

 

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