Orange Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 tablespoon orange rind (grated)
• 2½ cups cake flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup cold water
• 4 eggs (separated)
• ½ cup sugar
• Optional garnish: Whipping cream and orange zest

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F and grease and flour a 13x9 inch rectangle pan.

Beat sugar, butter and orange rind at medium speed.

In a medium bowl sift together cake flour, baking soda, baking powder. Add orange juice and salt and mix. Add cold water. Add mixture to sugar/butter mixture.

Beat egg whites until frothy and gradually add ½ cup sugar.

Fold egg whites into batter and pour into greased and floured pan.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until a fork comes out clean.

Let cool slightly and serve with whipping cream.