Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009

Very good - moist, sticky and "citrus-y." I selected this recipe because I was very low on milk, and this recipe doesn't call for any. But it is different. I have not tried baking this in round pans and decorating with the usual frosting. Instead, I bake this in a 9x13 casserole and add a thin glaze made from powdered sugar, milk and a little orange extract.

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TraceyK

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2009

This cake is delicious! It's moist without being to heavy. The only thing I changed was the amount of orange juice. I'm not a huge fan of it, so I reduced it to 1/2 cup. Today, I made this for the 4th time, and it always comes out tasty!

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Kate

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Reviewed: May 24, 2009

I poured the batter from this recipe over fresh peaches and made "Peach Cobbler". It was amazing. I'll always make it this way now.

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

Excellent flavor! Pretty moist - it goes really well with Magnolia's Vanilla Buttercream Frosting found in "More From Magnolia."

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Joanna

Cooking Level: Beginning

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009

Very nice cake, very moist and tasted very good. Made just as recipe called and didn't have any problems. Top with fruit for a nice dessert.

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2009

I needed a basic yellow cake recipe to convert to a coconut cake because I hated all the recipes I found for coconut cake. This one worked amazing! I used cream of cocunut in place of the orange juice and topped it with a buttercream made with cream of coconut instead of milk and added flaked coconut to the top. It was amazing!!!

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Kris

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

I have made this cake about a dozen times, and it turns out great every time. It's super easy, I always have the ingredients on hand, and it's best WITHOUT FROSTING! Not to be used as a decorated cake! It has crispy edges and a wonderful flavor that reminds me of Nilla Wafer cookies. Honestly, just try it as the recipe is written and no frosting. Don't try to turn it out, leave it in a 9x13 pan. It's much to moist to turn out, or decorate.

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Janie

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

This was quite sweet but was very good. My 13 year-old daughter made it by herself and, since we were out of orange juice (and she's a picky eater) we used water instead. She baked it in the giant Wilton cupcake pan and it made enough batter (very runny, as all have said) to fill both the top (frosting side) and the bottom (the cupcake part) of the pan. We'd make it again, but maybe add 1/2 c. less sugar. The outside had a nice chewy, crispy texture that made it similar to a quenelle.

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

this is an absolutley AMAZING cake!! i will admit i was worried when it was all mixed together because it looked so watery but it is an absolutley addicting cake. and tastes wonderful even without an icing!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

It was fantastic and very moist. I had my doubts after reading some of the other comments, but I whole heartedly suggest that you give it a go.

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Kelly

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2008

The lady was right it does taste like eggs and flour.

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Dalyna

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2008

I signed up with Allrecipes just so I could review this poor maligned recipe. I've made this twice, once with the OJ (though I diluted it slightly) and once with 1 tsp lemon extract in place of vanilla and 1/2 lemon juice, 1/2 water in place of the OJ. The batter is very runny, but it bakes up beautifully. Resist the temptation to add flour! I've used 2 9-inch rounds to make a layer cake. The texture is great and the flavor is delicious. Make sure to mix thoroughly for a few minutes to fully incorporate all of the eggs.

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2008

YUM! I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great! Great texture, taste and they were moist. I made 18 cupcakes. The first review I read almost discouraged me from making the recipe, I'm glad I made it. To that reviewer that said it was eggy, maybe you used extra large eggs? Maybe use one less if your eggs are huge. The oj for me wasn't overwhelming, I used Minute Maid that my kids drink. The badder had a good flavor too.

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2008

I've been baking cakes succesfully...from sratch...for almost 40 years, and this one was a big disappointment. I noticed that the amount of oil in proportion to the flour it called for was far too much... almost as much oil as there was flour.... and it was so sweet. It tasted eggy and like the vegetable oil I used; I couldn't taste the orange juice at all, which I squeezed by hand!. My cake developed a brown, hard, crusty rectangle in the middle of the cake that looked awful, it didn't dome, and the sides were crusty and stuck to the pan. Maybe by increasing the flour, or decreasing the sugar and oil would help, but I'm not going to take the chance of wasting good ingredients again.

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KSCOOK

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2007

I thought this cake was great! I wanted a non-dairy cake, so I was pleased to find the recipe. But then I didn't have any orange juice. I substituted canned pineapple, used a little less sugar and it was delicious! I don't know how it didn't come out for other people.

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2007

I did not like this at all!

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Manal

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2007

Added lemon juice instead, and marbled it with a chocolate cake mix. Came out fantastic.

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freddie

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2007

This cake turned out way too sweet, the crust was hard and crunchy and it didn't dome at all. No one in my family liked this one. Even my son who will eat anything. I followed the recipe exactly.

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2007

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2007

As usual, I was looking for a cake I could make with the ingrediants I had on hand. I only had two eggs, but gave it a shot anyway. It turned out awesome, and I don't know why some people are having such bad luck. It does have a citrus-y flavor, but anything will if you put OJ in it! Cooked for 30 mins. in a 9x13 pan.

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