Orange Layer Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Orange Layer Cake Recipe

• Beat together until thick
• 2 egg yolks
• ¼ teaspoon grated orange rind
• 4 tablespoons orange juice and
• ½ tablespoon lemon juice. Add
• ¾ cup sugar gradually, continuing to beat with egg beater. Fold in
• 2 egg whites, beaten stiff and
• 1 cup pastry flour, sifted 4 times with
• ¼ teaspoon soda and
• ¼ teaspoon salt. Grease an angel cake or deep round tin and line bottom with greased paper. Pour in cake mixture and bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees F. Split, put
• Orange cream filling between layers, and frost top with

Instructions

1. Boiled orange frosting.
2. ORANGE CREAM FILLING
3. Melt
4. 2 tablespoons butter, add
5. 4 tablespoons cornstarch, and when mixed add
6. Grated rind 1 orange
7. 1 cup orange juice and
8. 1 cup sugar.
9. Bring to boiling point, stirring all the time.
10. Cook 15 minutes over boiling water.
11. Add
12. 1/2 teaspoon salt and
13. 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice.
14. Cool and fold in
15. 1 cup cream beaten stiff
16. BOILED ORANGE FROSTING
17. Put
18. 1 cup sugar and
19. 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan.
20. Stir until sugar is dissolved and boiling point is reached.
21. Do not stir after it boils.
22. Wash down sides of saucepan with pastry brush dipped in cold water to prevent formation of crystals.
23. Cook until syrup spins a 4-inch thread when dropped from spoon held at least 8 inches above pan.
24. Pour slowly onto
25. 2 egg yolks beaten until thick and lemon colored, beating constantly with egg beater until mixture will hold its shape, then add
26. Few gratings orange rind and
27. 1/2 tablespoon orange juice and spread on cake
28. 2 egg whites may be used instead of egg yolks if preferred.
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