fresh orange cake

How To Make fresh orange cake

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  CAKE 1. Preheat oven to 325° and grease and flour 3 9” cake pans.
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  2. Cream together Butter, Sugar, Orange Rind, and Egg Yolks.
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  3. Sift together Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt.
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  4. In a separate large bowl, beat the Egg Whites until stiffly beaten.
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  5. Mix Orange Juice and Water.
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  6. Alternately add Flour mixture and Fluids, beginning and ending with Flour. Blend well between additions.
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  7. Fold in Egg Whites.
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  8. Divide among 3 prepared cake pans.
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  9. Bake 30 to 35 minutes in 325°, cool in pans 5 minutes, turn onto racks to fully cool. Fill and frost.
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  FILLING 1. In the top of a double boiler, thoroughly mix Sugar and Cornstarch.
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  2. Blend in Egg, Water, Orange Juice, and Orange Zest, mixing well.
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  3. Place over boiling water in bottom of double boiler and cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
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  4. Remove from heat, fold in Butter.
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  5. Let cool slightly and spread between layers of 3 layer cake.
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  FAVORITE FLUFFY FROSTING 1. Place Sugar, Vinegar, and Water in saucepan, stirring well until sugar is thoroughly dissolved.
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  2. Place on burner on medium high heat.
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  3. Cook Syrup to soft ball stage, 238°.
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  4. Remove from heat and beat Egg Whites until stiff and dry.
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  5. SLOWLY pour hot Syrup into Egg Whites, beating constantly until well incorporated.
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  6. Add FLAVORING, mixing well.
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  7. Frost sides and top of cake.
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  Use whatever flavoring is suitable for the cake. For Orange Cake, use Vanilla and if you want sprinkle finely grated Orange Zest that has air-dried on paper towels on top of the icing. For chocolate cake, sprinkle Chocolate Curls on top of Icing
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