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Lemon-Orange Cake

Luscious lemon and oh, so orange marry with fluffy white frosting for a dreamy dessert cake.
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 3 hours 7 min
Makes: 16 servings
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1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
1 1/4cups orange juice
Vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1can (15 3/4 oz) lemon pie filling
1container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
Grated orange peel, if desired
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans--except use 1 1/4 cups of orange juice in place of the water.
2.Cut each cake layer horizontally in half to make 2 layers. Fill layers with generous 1/2 cup pie filling. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Garnish with orange peel. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude cake mix directions for making batter. Bake 8-inch round 29 to 34 minutes. Bake 9-inch round 26 to 31 minutes.
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To split cake rounds evenly, mark side of cake with toothpicks and cut with a long, thin knife. Look here for more help.
Special Touch
Garnish with strips of lemon and orange peel curled together, or for a last-minute garnish, use small wedges of lemon and orange.
Special Touch
Add a fragrant mound of yellow and orange rose petals to the top of the cake for an elegant extra-special cake.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 310 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 330mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 32g); Protein 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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