Orange Sponge Cake

37 Reviews

“Why not try this citrus cake on a very hot summer day?” - by Jackie Lim

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
6 tablespoons orange juice

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9 inch round cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 inch round pan.
Separate the eggs while cold, then bring to room temperature.
Beat egg yolks, sugar and grated orange rind until light and fluffy. Mix flour and baking powder together. Alternately add flour mixture and orange juice to the egg yolk mixture.
In a separate large CLEAN bowl, with a CLEAN whisk or beaters, beat egg whites to stiff peaks, and fold into batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
144 cal
7%

Fat
1.4 g
2%

Carbs
29.8 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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coconut

Mar. 17, 2008

"The key to a light and fluffy sponge cake is to make sure to gently fold the egg whites that have been stiffly beaten into the rest of the batter. The only things I whip together are the eggs, sugar,..." See more zest and oj. I then stir in the flour/baking powder and then gently fold in the whites. You should also NEVER grease the pan with a sponge cake and allow it to cool upsidedown for 1 1/2 - 2 hours in the pan before removing. Works very well in a tube pan-this particular recipe may need to be doubled for that."

BERGS89

Jan. 8, 2005

"This is a very easy cake to cook. Quite large. Beautiful cake to eat. I use an orange icing which consists of icing sugar, orange juice and orange zest. They go really well together...." See more"

Chrisa

May. 26, 2007

"Well, the 1st time I made this, I wasn't too crazy about it. Now, after making it a few times, I've perfected the recipe and made it even healthier! First, you can half the amount of sugar and make ..." See moreit just as delicious. Then, I double the orange zest, add 2 tbsp. of lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp. of honey, and extra orange juice. After it's done baking, I like to serve it with some fat free ice cream. It's delicious!"

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