Book of American Baking / A Practical Guide Covering Various Branches of the Baking Industry, Including Cakes, Buns, and Pastry, Bread Making, Pie Baking, Etc.

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Orange Cake.

• 21 Eggs.
• 1½ lbs. powdered Sugar.
• ¾ lb. Flour.
• ¾ lb. Corn Starch.
• ¾ lb. Butter.

First beat the yolks and whites separately. Mix together the flour and corn starch. Add to the whites, beaten very stiff, the yolks and sugar, separately, gradually. Next add flour, and while stirring pour in butter hot. Make a smooth batter and bake in hot oven.

For the filling use 12 yolks of Eggs, 9 oz. Sugar, 3 oz. Corn Starch, 3 Oranges, 1 Lemon, pint of Water. Use both the juice and rind (grated) of the oranges and the juice only of the lemon. Make a smooth cream of the sugar and starch and then add the orange and lemon mixture. Boil and then spread between each layer, icing on top with soft orange icing.