[1]MAKE THE CAKE
2 c. flour
1 c. cocoa
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1 1/3 c. milk
2 t. vanilla
2 c. sugar
2 sticks butter, softened
4 eggs
2 T. orange zest (zest of 3 oranges)
1 t. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°. Cut out parchment paper to fit the bottoms of three 9″ cake pans. Butter the three pans, place the paper over the buttered bottoms, and butter the paper. Dust the insides of each pan with flour, shaking out excess.
In a bowl combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Combine the milk and vanilla in a cup.
In a stand mixture on low speed cream together the butter and sugar until blended, then beat on high for five minutes until creamy. Add orange zest during last minute of beating.
Turn speed to medium-low and add the eggs one at a time, mixing well before adding the next. Add flour and milk alternately, starting and ending with the flour.
Divide batter evenly between the three pans and bake for 40 minutes or until done (toothpick test).
Remove pans from oven, let cool for ten minutes on a rack. Run a metal spatula around the edge of each cake and invert back onto the cooling rack. Carefully peel off the parchment paper and let cakes cool completely.
MAKE THE CANDIED ALMOND SLICES
2 T. sugar
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Place the sugar and almonds in a non-stick sauté pan and turn heat to medium high. Use a wooden spoon to stir the almonds and sugar as they cook. The sugar will melt and bubble, then quickly start to caramelize. Stir to coat each almond, working quickly so the caramel doesn’t burn. When the nuts have browned and are sticking together, turn out onto a piece of foil, spreading them flat so that they don’t clump together. When cool, break the nuts into pieces of 2-3 slivers.
MAKE THE ORANGE BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
1 1/2 lb. confectioners’ sugar
9 T. butter, softened
4 1/2 T. fresh orange juice
1 t. vanilla
Combine all in mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides to make sure all the sugar is worked in.
ICE THE CAKE
Spread bottom layer of cake with buttercream frosting and distribute 1/2 of the candied almonds evenly on top. Place the second cake on the first, and again spread with frosting and distribute remaining almonds. Place third cake on top and use remaining frosting to ice the top and sides of the cake evenly.
MAKE THE GLAZE
1 lb. white chocolate
3 T. confectioners’ sugar
3 T. milk
3 T. fruit liqueur (e.g. Chambord, Cointreau, Framboise)
green icing color (a concentrated paste found in baking supply stores)
Place the white chocolate in a ceramic bowl and microwave on 40% power for 4 minutes. Stir the white chocolate in the bowl, it will have begun to melt. Add the sugar, milk and liqueur and return to the microwave and cook at 40% power for two more minutes. Remove. The white chocolate will not look like it has all melted. Use a whisk to stir and the white chocolate will melt completely and the liquids will blend with the white chocolate. When the mixture is totally smooth, add 1/8 t. green coloring and stir thoroughly for an even color.
Glaze the cake while the now-green white chocolate mixture is still runny.
Use a soup spoon to pour blobs of the liquid green glaze all around the edges of the top of the cake (ontop of the butter cream icing). This will allow the glaze to drip down evenly all around the cake sides. Use the remaining glaze to smooth over the top of the cake. Smooth the top with a metal spatula. Any additional glaze will also run down the sides adding to the melting effect.