c Butter; softened
1/4 c Shortening
2 c Sugar
5 Eggs
3 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
c Butter milk
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Lemon extract
Frosting:
1/2 c Butter or margarine; softene
3 tb Orange juice
3 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Orange peel; grated
2 tb Lemon peel; grated
1 ts Lemon extract
5 1/2 c Confectioners’ sugar
Recipe by: Taste of Home In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and
sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after
each addition. Combine dry ingredients: add to creamed mixture alternately
with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in
extracts. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in, cake pans. Bake at 350
deg. for 25-30 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool for 10 minutes in
pans before removing to wire racks to cool completely. For frosting, beat
butter in a mixing bowl until fluffy; add the next five ingredients and mix
well. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar; beat until frosting has desired
spreading consistency. Spread between layers and over the top and sides of
cake. Yield: 10-12 servings
Yields
1 Servings