Maria Luisa

Name: Maria Luisa
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 6 large eggs; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 cup orange marmalade; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 1/3 cup powdered sugar

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
6 large eggs
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup orange marmalade
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/3 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 8-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray*. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
2

Place butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat on medium/ high speed for about 3-5 minutes, or until fluffy and light. Add the orange zest and vanilla and beat until well combined. Reduce the mixer's speed to medium, and add the eggs (one at a time, making sure that the last is fully incorporated before adding the next).
3

Reduce the mixer's speed to low. Carefully add the flour mixture in parts, alternating with the orange juice. Combine until smooth, being careful not to overbeat.
4

Divide the batter amongst the 3 cake pans*. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cakes completely on a cake rack.
5

*If desired, you can make it a 2 layer cake instead. Just use 2 pans instead of 3.