Orange Sponge Cake Recipes

ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift the flour, 1/3 cup sugar and salt together twice; set aside., In another bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 2/3 cup sugar. Add orange juice and zest; beat 3 minutes longer. Gradually add flour mixture and mix well., Add cream of tartar to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter., Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets., Bake on the lowest oven rack at 325° for 45-55 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour., Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate. For glaze, melt butter in a small saucepan; remove from the heat. Add confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla; stir until smooth. Pour over cake, allowing it to drizzle down sides.

ORANGE-GLAZED SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until thick and lemon-colored. Blend in orange juice and zest. Sift together flour and salt; add to batter. Beat until smooth. In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. While beating, add the remaining sugar, 1 tablespoons at a time. Beat until stiff. Fold 1/4 of the egg whites into the batter; then fold in remaining whites. Spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan, smoothing top. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Invert pan over a narrow-neck bottle to cool. , Meanwhile, for glaze, combine water, chopped orange and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook until very thick and almost all the water has evaporated. Remove from the heat and blend in confectioners' sugar and butter. Run a knife between the pan and cake. Turn out onto a platter. Spread warm glaze over the top and sides of cake.

ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• 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.

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 cup sugar. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add oil, egg yolks, orange zest and juice, and 1/4 cup cold water; whisk batter until smooth.
• With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Using a flexible spatula, gently fold half of egg-white mixture into batter. Fold in remaining egg-white mixture just until combined (do not overmix).
• Pour batter into a 10-inch footed angel food cake pan with a removable bottom; bake until a cake tester inserted near center of cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven; invert, still in pan, onto a baking sheet. Let cool completely. Run a sharp knife around edges to release cake. Serve topped with whipped cream and candied zest, if desired.

MARY BERRY'S ORANGE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. You will need 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed sandwich tins, greased and bases lined with baking parchment. Measure all the cake ingredients into a large bowl (reserve a little orange zest for decoration) and beat with a wooden spoon or electric hand mixer until combined and smooth.
• Divide evenly between the 2 tins. Bake for 20-25 mins or until well risen, lightly golden and shrinking away from the sides of the tins. After 5 mins, remove from the tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.
• To make the icing, put the butter and icing sugar into a bowl and mix with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in the orange zest.
• Remove the paper from the cakes. Sit 1 cake upside down on a plate. Make the glaze by putting the caster sugar and orange juice into a saucepan, stirring over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Boil until reduced by half, then brush half on the upside-down cake, using a pastry brush. Spread half the butter icing over the glazed cake. Sit the other cake on top, brush with the remaining glaze, then spread with the remaining butter icing. Scatter with the reserved orange zest. The cake is best eaten on the day, but will keep for up to 3 days in a cool place. It freezes well un-iced or filled.

ORANGE SPONGE CAKE WITH EASY ORANGE MERINGUE

Steps:

• Prep:let eggs come to room temperature,or if in a hurry you can let them sit,whole,in a bowl of hot water for 5 minutes.Grease and flour a 9" cake pan.Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Zest oranges using a small hand held citrus zester or grater;you want the zest very fine so it disperses evenly in the batter with no large pieces.You should be able to get 1 1/2 teaspoons from 2 oranges.Set aside.
• Separate 3 of the eggs,setting the whites aside,and combining the yolks with the three whole eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer.
• In a small saucepan bring the juice,zest,and butter to a simmer ,just until the butter melts,and remove from heat.
• Beat eggs and sugar on high for 5 minutes or until it forms ribbon strands when the beater is lifted.(The strands should fall in a figure eight pattern and be visible for a few seconds before disappearing.).
• Transfer beaten eggs to a large mixing bowl gently,and fold in butter-orange juice mixture.Sift 1/3 cup of flour over the egg mixture,fold in gently but thoroughly with a rubber spatula,Repeat 2 times until all of the flour is incorporated.
• Pour into prepared cake pan.Bake for 20-25 minutes,or until lightly golden at the edges.
• Let cool 10 minutes,then turn out onto a rack,and let cool completely.
• Meringue: Combine sugar,zest,and juice in a small saucepan,simmer over medium heat,stirring as necessary ,until it reaches 230 F on a candy thermometer.Remove from heat.
• Place egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer,begin to beat on high,as you slowly pour a steady stream of syrup into the bowl.Continue beating until it forms stiff peaks.
• When cake is completely cool cut it in half crosswise and transfer bottom half to a cake stand.Frost bottom half with meringue,top with second half,frost top and sides.
• Serve with slices of fresh orange.

FLUFFY ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake flour and 1/2 cup of the sifted powdered sugar, set aside.
• In small mixer bowl beat egg yolks with electric mixer on high speed about 6 minutes or till thick and lemon coloured.
• Gradually add remaining powdered sugar, beating constantly about 4 minutes.
• Stir in orange peel.
• Wash beaters thoroughly.
• In large mixer bowl beat egg whites, vanilla, and cream of tartar till soft peaks form.
• Gently fold yolk mixture into whites.
• Sift flour mixture over egg mixture, 1/3 at a time and fold in gently.
• Turn into ungreased 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake in 325 degree oven about 55 minutes or till cake springs baack when lightly touched.
• Invert cake in pan, cool thoroughly.
• Remove from pan.
• With a long tined fork, poke holes in top of cake at 1 inch intervals.
• For syrup, in a saucepan combine orange juice and honey.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in almond extract.
• Spoon syrup evenly over cake, a small amount at a time, allowing cake to absorb syrup.
• Chill, if desired.