Sour Cream Orange Cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Butter two 9-inch cake pans.

Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light.

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

Beat in orange peel, lemon peel and vanilla.

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl.

Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture alternately with sour cream in 2 additions each.

Divide batter between prepared cake pans.

Bake until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

Cool cakes in pans on racks for 20 minutes.

Run knife around pan sides to loosen cakes.

Turn out cakes on racks; cool completely. For the glaze, bring all ingredients to boil in heavy medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.

Boil until reduced to ⅔ cup, about 5 minutes.

Cool.

For the frosting. beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until light.

Beat in cream of coconut.

Using serrated knife, cut each cake horizontally in half.

Place 1 cake layer on patter, cut side up.

Brush ¼ of glaze over. Spread ½ cup frosting over cake.

Top with second cake layer, cut side up.

Brush ¼ of glaze over.

Spread ½ cup of frosting. over. Top with third cake layer, cut side up.

Brush with ¼ of glaze. Spread ½ cup frosting over.

Top with fourth layer, cut side down.

Brush with remaining glaze.

Spread remaining frosting over top and side of cake.

Press coconut onto sides of cake.

Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill.

Let cake stand 2 hours at room temperature before serving.