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Orange Yogurt Cake (4-17-2018)

Mom's Tips

April 17th, 2018 by Jim Field

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind

Orange Glaze:

  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
  • 1/4 cup orange juice

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add vanilla.  In a small bowl, mix yogurt and baking soda.  Add to creamed mixture, alternately with flour.  Beat in orange juice and rind.  Pour batter into a well buttered 10 cup bundt pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes until cake tester comes out clean.  Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 40 minutes.  Remove cake from pan and cool completely.  While cake is cooling, combine all ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl.  Blend until smooth.  Spoon over completely cooled cake.  Serves 16 to 18.

(Julie Lauritsen)