- prep: 1 hr
- cook: 3 hr 20 min
- total: 4 hr 20 min
Summary
This tender buttermilk cake with rich orange cream-cheese frosting is sure to become your go-to for any festive occasion. The recipe can easily be adjusted to suit any party need: Make this single layer cake for birthdays, bake it as a sheet cake for backyard barbecues, or as a double-layer cake for even bigger celebrations.
Ingredients
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, chilled
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 6 ounces raspberries, divided
- Edible flowers (for garnish; optional)
- A 10-inch round cake pan
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 5962 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 293 g 450.34%
- Saturated Fat: 176 g 882.4%
- Trans Fat: 11 g %
- Cholesterol: 1103 mg 367.6%
- Sodium: 3069 mg 127.86%
- Calcium: 740 mg 73.95%
- Potassium: 904 mg 25.83%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 26 mg 144.17%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 804 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 19 g 75.84%
- Sugar: 531 g
- Protein: 56 g
- Alcohol: 1 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 4 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 8 g
- Vitamin A 185.79%
- Vitamin C 115.73%
- Vitamin D 5.56%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat57
- Exchange - Fruit2
- Exchange - NonFat Milk1
- Exchange - Other Carbs34
- Exchange - Starch17
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat2
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total19 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit1 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq