Comments on: Recipe for Jan’s (Almost) Famous Fresh Orange Cake via Nellie

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:48:38 +0000

It sound interesting to bake a cake like orange cake. I will try of this, and follow your recipe that you share. Thank you.

By: Jan Norris

Jan Norris — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:10:43 +0000

To Lauren and others who want to use buttercream instead:
I’ve never made the cake with icing, but after you put the orange juice and zest on it, you definitely could ice it – though it would be radically sweet. But feel free – just don’t use too much – and don’t bother with it between layers. Actually, I’d only ice the top – leaving the sides exposed.

By: lauren

lauren — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:42:23 +0000

hi –

i would love to make this fresh orange cake for my daughter’s first birthday as fresh oranges are her favorite thing (and i’m a nostalgic former floridian). I was wondering if you think I could ice this cake – if I freeze the layers and try to ice is as a layer cake with butter cream or similar frosting before it completely unthaws? thankfully i was able to find good florida juice oranges even in NYC

thanks for any tips you can provide!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:45:04 +0000

That was a great idea. A recipe served today at the Yearling restaurant near her old homestead. ’ll try to measure exactly how much I use next time I make this. Thank you.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:21:11 +0000

This sour orange pie recipe is legendary, a recipe served today at the Yearling restaurant near her old homestead. Thank you for the recipe that you share on us. Ill try this.

By: Mrs Annam Senthil Kumar

Mrs Annam Senthil Kumar — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:23:13 +0000

Thanks for the info!!

By: Jan Norris

Jan Norris — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:48:28 +0000

Next time, feel free to use the juice of only four of the oranges, especially if they’re totally juicy. I’ll try to measure exactly how much I use next time I make this.
Am a bit confused over the sugar — granulated sugar means common white sugar — what kind did you use?

By: Elizabeth Grace

Elizabeth Grace — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:05:28 +0000

Okay, I’m not a baker at all… slice and bake cookies are my speed. But I was inspired to try this recipe. My kids have been off of school for several days now and Sunday afternoon it was raining so I thought: “let’s try this cake..” what a perfect rainy day activity.

So we did it and it was fun to make (three kids plus me: my 14 year old daughter and two neighborhood boys, age 13 and 15). It turned out to be DELICOUS!! And not difficult to follow. I do wonder if the zest was made correctly. It was not that thick. I ran out of the granulated sugar so then I added regular sugar. But it tasted great. And yes… we used Florida oranges…

Several neighbors came by to try it and it was thumbs up all the way around.

Thanks for the recipe! I can’t wait to try it again.