1 c Butter; softened — room
Temp
2 c Sugar — sifted
3 1/3 c Flour
4 ts Baking powder
1 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Orange flavoring
6 Egg whites — beaten until
Sti
1 c Orange marmalade
** fluffy orange frosting
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
1/8 ts Salt
2 Egg whites
1/4 c Cold water
1 ts Orange flavoring
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
Recipe by: FWDS07A Pat Dwigans Add flour and baking powder and salt
alternately with milk. Add vanilla a nd orange flavoring. Finally
fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Divid e equally between three
9 inch layer cake pans greased and floured. Bak e at 375 about
20-25 minutes or until it tests done. Turn out to cool fo r at least
20 minutes before turning upright. When layers are cool assemb le
cake as follows:
Put bottom layer on a plate and spread lightly with orange marmalade.
Put second layer upside down on bottom layer and spread it with
marmalade, t hen put the third layer on the cake top side up. Spread
generously with f luffy orange frosting.
Orange frosting: Fill a large saucepan with about 3 inches of water.
Hea t until water begins to simmer. Turn heat off. Then in a 2 quart
straight sided heat proof bowl combine the sugar, cream of tartar,
salt, egg whites and cold water. Reheat water in pan until it is
again simmering , but not boiling. Set bowl in hot water and beat
with rotary beater unti l frosting stands in peaks about 5-7 minutes.
Remove from water add orang e flavoring and vanilla and beat a few
minutes longer to blend and to firm up the frosting.
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Yields
1 Servings