orange sunrise cake

Name: Orange Sunrise Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 1 (18.25 ounce) package orange cake mix; - 1 (3 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix; - 3/4 cup fresh orange juice; - 1/2 cup apple sauce; - 4 eggs; - 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; - 1 teaspoon orange extract; - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; - 1 tablespoon of orange zest; - 2 teaspoons lemon zest; ## SYRUP; - 1/3 cup fresh orange juice; - 1/3 cup white sugar; - 1/4 cup butter

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Brandi Kirkpatrick

Burley, ID

Updated on Apr 14, 2011

This is a recipe I adapted from another recipe. I wanted something really orange flavored for the upcoming Easter season and this got RAVE reviews when I used my students and staff as test group. If you can't find an orange cake mix, a yellow mix will work, but the orange flavor will be more subtle. I wanted a little zing that I wasn't getting from the orange so I added a bit of lemon. Also, the syrup is more of a gloss and less of a glaze. It gives the cake a shiny coat but punches up the flavor too. I don't suggest pooling the syrup though, it can make the cake soggy and almost TOO sweet.

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

- 1 (18.25 ounce) package orange cake mix
- 1 (3 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon of orange zest
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
SYRUP
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup butter

How To Make orange sunrise cake

Step 1

Grease a 10 inch Bundt pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in 3/4 cup orange juice, lemon juice, applesauce, eggs, orange and vanilla extracts, orange and lemon zest. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Step 3

Immediately, bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Step 4

In a saucepan over medium heat, cook 1/3 cup orange juice, sugar and butter for five minutes. Brush over cake, discard excess syrup.
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