LOVELY ORANGE CAKE
3 eggs
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
⅓ cup orange juice
1 ¼ cup pastry flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Separate eggs, beat whites and cream of tarter until stiff and add the yolks one at a time, beating well before addition of each yolk.
Add the sugar gradually still beating. Remove beater. Add the grated rind and orange juice.
Fold in flour, baking powder and salt sifted together.
Bake in moderated oven at 325°F in two layer cake pans. For about 18 min. (Modurate oven is omtrent so 160°C of no 5 op gasoond)
Orange filling:
¼ cup sugar
1 ½ tablespoon flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
½ cup orange juice
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Put sugar, flour, and salt in top of double boiler and mix together thoroughly; add orange rind and juice.
Add butter and egg yolk and cook until smooth and thick. Remove from fire and add lemon juice.
Spread between the layers of the cake.
Ek het die koek in buntpan gemaak en lemoen filling sommer bo-oor gesmeer! Heerlik verby!
Posted by Ronel Muller Thoma
Photo: Ronel Muller Thoma
