cakes, desserts
Sunshine Cake
Source: Mom's Black Book
URL: http://nalbone.us/recipes/
Servings: 24
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 9 eggs, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/3 cups sugar, sifted
- 1 orange grated orange rind, or 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
- 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Beat egg whites until fluffy.
- Add salt and cream of tarter gradually, beating constantly. Continue beating until stiff but not dry.
- Add sugar gradually, beating constantly, until all sugar is used and mixture does not run or slip when pan is stood on end.
- Blend in orange rind or extract.
- Gradually sift flour onto mixture. Gently and carefully, fold in until well mixed after each addition.
- Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Gradually fold into first mixture.
- Pour into ungreased, 10-inch tube pan. Bake in a moderate (325F) oven for 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Sift confectioner's sugar over the cake before serving.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 96 Calories; 2g Fat (18.1% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 80mg Cholesterol; 71mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.