Esther Bolick's Orange Marmalade Cake

Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10


• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix


• 2/3 cup vegetable oil


• 6 eggs


• 2/3 cup water


• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest


• 16 ounces orange marmalade


• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened


• 1 cup butter, softened


• 5 -6 cups confectioners' sugar


• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Recipe

• 1 cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees.


• 2 spray three 9 inch greased and floured cake pans.


• 3 in a large bowl beat cake mix, oil, eggs, water and orange zest.


• 4 mix until well blended.


• 5 divide batter evenly among 3 cake pans.


• 6 bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.


• 7 cool in pans for 15 minutes.


• 8 remove from pans and cool completely on racks.


• 9 frosting:.


• 10 in a medium bowl beat cream cheese and softened butter with a mixer until light and fluffy.


• 11 gradually add sugar a little at a time until mixture becomes spreadable consistency.


• 12 stir in orange zest.


• 13 to assemble cake:.


• 14 place 1 cake layer on a serving plate.


• 15 cut off raised part.


• 16 spread 1/2 cup orange marmalade on top of cake.


• 17 spread 1/2 cup frosting over marmalade.


• 18 repeat with second layer.


• 19 top cake with third layer and spread evenly with frosting.


• 20 swirl remaining marmalade on top of cake.