Orange Bon Bon Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup crisco (solid vegetable shortening)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 orange, rind of, grated
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, unbeaten
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 medium orange juice, of
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• water
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 6 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons crisco (solid vegetable shortening)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 tablespoons scalded cream (approximately)

Recipe

• 1 to make cake: combine shortening, salt and grated orange rind.
• 2 add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 4 add baking powder to flour and sift 3 times.
• 5 combine orange juice and lemon juice and add water to make 1 cup.
• 6 add small amounts of flour to creamed mixture, alternately with combined fruit juices and water, mixing after each addition until smooth.
• 7 pour batter into two deep 9-inch layer pans greased and floured.
• 8 bake in moderately hot oven (375°f) 25 to 30 minutes.
• 9 spread bonbon frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
• 10 to make bonbon frosting:
• 11 let orange rind stand in orange juice 10 minutes, then strain.
• 12 cream shortening, butter and salt together.
• 13 add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, creaming until light and fluffy.
• 14 add melted chocolate and blend.
• 15 add remaining sugar, alternately with orange juice, beating until smooth.
• 16 add hot cream and beat well.
• 17 add just enough cream to make a nice spreading consistency.
• 18 makes enough frosting to cover tops and sides of two 9-inch layers.