Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice, plus
• 5 tablespoons orange juice, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 tablespoons orange zest, divided
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter; gradually add sugar, mixing until light and fluffy.

2. Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.

3. In another bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

4. Mix until just blended.

5. Stir in extracts and 2 tablespoon orange zest.

6. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch Bundt pan; bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour, 25 minutes or until tests done.

7. Cool.

8. In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, remaining orange zest, and enough of the remaining orange juice to make a desired consistency to pour over cooled cake.

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