6 Eggs — separated
1 tb Grated Orange Peel
1/2 c Orange Juice
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/3 c Sifted Cake Flour
1 ts Cream Of Tartar
Orange Frosting—–
1/3 c Butter — or oleo
2 ts Grated Orange Peel
4 c Sifted Confectioners Sugar
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
2 tb Orange Juice — to taste
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Add peel and juice.
Beat until very thick. Gradually beat in 1 cup of sugar and the
salt. Carefully fold in flour. Beat egg whites until foamy; add cream
of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Thoroughly fold whites into
yolk mixture. Bake in ungreased 10-inch tube pan at 325 deg. about 55
minutes or until done. Invert pan; cool and frost.
Cream butter; gradually add about half the sugar, blending well. Beat
in vanilla. Gradually beat in remaining sugar. Add enough orange
juice to make of spreading consistency.
Yields
1 Servings