* Exported from MasterCook * Luscious Orange Sponge Cake - Hometown Cooking 6/00
Recipe By :Beneath the Palms * Jr Service League of Brownsville Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup orange juice 1/2 teaspoon orange extract sifted powdered sugar Orange Whipped Cream 3 Tablespoons orange liqueur orange slices -- garnish mint -- garnish raspberries -- garnish Grease & lightly flour a 15x10x1" baking pan, set aside. Stir together flour, baking powder & salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on high speed 4 minutes or until thick. Gradually beat in granulated sugar, beating on medium speed 4-5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add orange juice & extract; beat on low to medium speed until combined. Add flour mixture, beat on low speed just until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 375 degree F oven 15 minutes or until cake springs back when it is lightly touched. Immediately loosen edges of cake from pan; turn cake out onto a towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Transfer towel and cake to wire rack; cool. Prepare Orange Whipped Cream. Cut cake crosswise into three 10x5" rectangles. Brush top of each rectangle with some of the liqueur. Place one cake rectangle on platter. Top with 1 cup Orange Whipped Cream. Add another cake rectangle top with 1 cup Cream. Add last cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining Cream. Cover; chill 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Garnish with orange slices, fresh raspberries and mint, if desired. Serves 12. ORANGE WHIPPED CREAM: Grate 1/4 teaspoon orange peel; set aside. In a medium saucepan combine 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour and dash salt. In bowl, stir together 3 egg yolks, 1/2 cup orange juice, and 1 TBSP lemon juice. Whisk yolk mixture into sugar mixture in pan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 1 minute more. Remove from heat. The mixture will be thick and will thicken more as it cools. Stir in orange peel. Ste pan in a bowl of ice water; stir occasionally until cool. In chilled bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups whipping cream with chilled beaters of electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gently fold in cooled egg yolk mixture; use immediately. To order "Beneath the Palms" send $28.95 plus $2.00 postage & handling for each book (Texas residents also add $1.56 sales tax) to: Beneath the Palms * Brownsville Junior Service League, Inc. * PO Box 3151 * Brownsville TX 78523-3151 Source: "BH&G Hometown Cooking June 2000" S(scanned & formatted by): "Deirdre Dee" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 122 Calories; 1g Fat (10.8% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 53mg Cholesterol; 103mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates. NOTES : Preparation 45 Minutes * Baking 15 minutes * Chilling 4 to 24 hours Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building their nests in your hair Deirdre Dee (zosha) ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: cake-recipe-dig...@yahoogroups.com cake-recipe-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: cake-recipe-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/