Citrus Splendor Cake Recipe

This Citrus Splendor Cake one of the most popular flavours for our wedding cakes, back when I was still in the custom cake business. Citrus cake is layered with 3 different flavours of citrus buttercream!

Originally posted September 20, 2013. Updated 2/21/2021

It's been a while since I posted a cake recipe... gotta make sure to keep up on my Evil Cake Overlord-ness, right?

So, here's the recipe for my "Citrus Splendor" cake!

This was one of the most popular flavours for our wedding cakes, back when I was still in the custom cake business.

Citrus Splendor Cake

My basic "Zesty Citrus Cake" is filled with layers of Lemon, Orange, and Lime buttercreams.... a little bit of work, sure... but TOTALLY worth it!

This was especially popular for summer weddings - wildly popular. It's light and citrussy and pretty to look at - what's not to love?

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Citrus Splendour Cake

This was one of the most popular flavours for our wedding cakes, back when I was still in the custom cake business. This was especially popular for summer weddings – wildly popular. It’s light and citrussy and pretty to look at – what’s not to love?

Prep Time1 hour hr

Cook Time1 hour hr

Chilling Time8 hours hrs

Total Time10 hours hrs

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Special Event

Servings: 18 People

Calories: 332kcal

Author: Marie Porter

Equipment

• 2 x 8 inch cake pans

Ingredients

• 3 cups Cake Flour
• 2 ¼ cups Granulated Sugar
• 6 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 ½ teaspoon Salt
• 3 ½ Box Instant vanilla pudding mix
• 6 Large Eggs
• 1 cup Water
• ½ cup Freshly Squeezed Juice Lemon, Lime, and / or Orange. Mix as desired!
• 1 ½ cups Butter Melted
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 tablespoon Freshly Zested Citrus Rind Lemon, Lime, and / or Orange. Mix as desired!
• 1 batch batch Swiss Meringue buttercream
• Juice and zest of 1 orange, 1 lemon, and 2 limes Keep separated.
• Orange, yellow, and green food coloring Optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Liberally grease two 8″ round cake pans with vegetable shortening, and/or spray with baking spray.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pudding mix in a large mixing bowl. Add in eggs and water, beating until smooth. Carefully add juice, melted butter, vanilla, and zest to the mix, mixing on medium speed until smooth.
• Divide batter among prepared cake pans. Bake until golden and knife inserted into center of batter comes out clean and cake springs back – about 45-60 minutes. Allow to cool 10-15 minutes before turning cakes out onto baking rack to cool fully. Ideally, allow to cool to room temperature, wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Allow cake to sit overnight.
• The following day, prepare Swiss meringue buttercream , divide into 3 equal portions. Add juice and zest of one orange to one portion, juice and zest of lemon to another portion, and lime juice and zest to the final portion. Use a tiny amount of food coloring to lightly tint each portion, if desired. Beat each portion of frosting until well combined and smooth. It WILL eventually come together!
• To assemble cake:
• Remove plastic wrap from cake layers. Carefully slice the domed top off each round, leveling the surface of the cake. Carefully cut each cake in half, horizontally, for 4 thin rounds of cake in all.
• Place one round of cake on cake plate, spread with some of the lime buttercream. Top with another round, spread with some lemon buttercream. Top with a third round of cake, spread with some of the orange buttercream, and top with remaining layer of cake. Combine remaining amounts of buttercream to frost the outside of the cake. Serve at room temperature.

Notes

This cake gets VERY hard when chilled. Always serve cakes at room temperature! Cold cake is DRY cake

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 515mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 552IU | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 1mg

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