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Home » Easter Dessert Ideas

Orange Chiffon Layer Cake with Almond-Orange Italian Meringue Buttercream

March 21, 2016 by Faith 19 Comments

Orange Chiffon Layer Cake with Almond-Orange Italian Meringue Buttercream has a light and springy, yet moist and tender crumb, and the cake’s lightness is balanced perfectly by the buttercream’s richness.

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Growing up, my mom made orange chiffon cake in the shape of a lamb every single Easter. It was frosted with vanilla buttercream and coated in coconut, and she used black jelly beans for the eyes. If I remember correctly, a few years she even dyed coconut green so the little lamb could rest on a bed of grass, and also placed a few robin’s egg candies around for color.

It was beautiful; an heirloom recipe that my mom got from her grandmother, and my mom used her grandmother’s lamb-shaped mold to make it. The only problem was that I didn’t care much for the cake itself! Until somewhat recently, I’ve never had much of a taste for citrus-flavored sweet treats; as an adult I discovered how lovely and refreshing they can be.…

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