Orange Crunch Cake

Crunch Layer

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
• ½ cup butter (melted)

Instructions

• Combine crunch layer ingredients.
• Press 1/3 into each bottom of three greased and floured 9" pans.

Cake

Ingredients

• 2 boxes packaged yellow cake mix
• 2 tbsp orange extract
• orange juice

Instructions

• Follow the directions on the cake mix and add the extract.

Frosting

Ingredients

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 16 oz cream cheese
• 1 lb butter
• 3 tbsp orange zest
• food coloring (red and yellow)

Instructions

• In bowl of standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix sugar, cream cheese, butter and orange zest on low speed until well blended and then mix an additional 3 minutes on medium speed.
• Add red and yellow food coloring until frosting reaches desired orange color.

Assembling the Cake

Ingredients

• 1 orange

Instructions

• Place one layer, crunch side up, on plate.
• Spread with 1/2 cup frosting.
• Top with the remaining layer, crunch side up.
• Spread top and sides with remaining frosting.
• Garnish with orange slices, if desired.