Queen Cake

A simple vintage cake recipe for orange butter cake (aka "Queen cake) made with flour, butter, coconut oil, cream, and orange zest.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 381kcal

Author Amee

Ingredients

16 oz flour *I used 1 cup spelt flour and 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour
16 oz sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 tablespoon butter, unsalted
¾ cup extra virgin coconut oil
5 eggs
4 oz half and half, room temp
1 tsp orange extract
1 tbsp orange zest
1 tbsp water
1 whole nutmeg grated *or 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg- more or less to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
Cream butter, coconut oil, and sugar.
Beat eggs in a small bowl and add to sugar mixture.
Add half and half and gradually blend in flour until well incorporated.
Add orange zest, orange extract, water and nutmeg.
Pour into two greased and floured 9" cake pans (I love Pam for baking because the flour is already in the spray) and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Cool and top with powdered sugar or top with a glaze.

Notes

Optional Orange Glaze Recipe:

Mix ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, 1 teaspoon orange extract, and 1 teaspoon orange zest. Stir until well blended and pour over cooled cake. Top with a dusting of powdered sugar. You could also make this a two-layer cake and frost it with orange cream cheese frosting.

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