Step 8:
Now, to start on the cake itself. Begin by preparing and measuring out all of your ingredients (this is good practice for any recipe, as you won't need to stop in the middle of a step to measure things or wash measuring devices, plus you'll know before you begin if you're missing anything).
Here we see, clockwise from the top, the cream cheese (already cubed), three eggs in the small work bowl (lightly whisked together), food coloring (red and yellow), 2 tsp of vanilla extract, the orange zest, 3 tbsp OJ concentrate, 1-3/4 cups sour cream, and 1 cup sugar in the middle.