Here’s a delicious orange-almond flavored cake dessert – this elegant torte is sure to be a hit with your guests!
Orange Blossom Torte
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 2/3 cup orange marmalade
Frosting
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1/3 cup orange marmalade
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch baking pan; line bottom with waxed or parchment paper. Grease and flour waxed paper. (Parchment paper does not need to be greased and floured.) Prepare cake batter as directed on package using water, oil and eggs. Fold in almond extract. Pour into greased and floured waxed paper-lined pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
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Step3While cake cools, toast almonds. Spread almonds on cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F. for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool.
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Step4Run knife around edges of cake to loosen. Invert cake onto work surface. Remove waxed paper. Trim short ends. Cut cake crosswise into 3 equal layers. Place 1 layer on serving platter; spread with 1/3 cup of the orange marmalade. Top with another cake layer and 1/3 cup orange marmalade. Place remaining layer on top.
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Step5In large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except orange marmalade, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency and beating until creamy. Reserve 1 cup frosting for piping around edges. Add 1/3 cup orange marmalade to frosting; blend well. Frost top and sides of torte with remaining orange marmalade frosting.
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Step6Press toasted almonds around sides of torte. Spoon reserved frosting into decorating bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe frosting around outside edge of cake top. If desired, garnish with strips of candied orange peel. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
650
Calories
24g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
104g
Total Carbohydrate
83g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 650
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 37%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 45%
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 104g
- 35%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 83g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 6 Fruit; 7 Other Carbohydrate; 4 1/2 Fat;
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