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 Recipe ingredients:

• Cake:
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon orange rind
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Syrup:
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Recipe method:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 x 12-inch pan with 1/4 cup melted butter.
• Make syrup by combining orange juice, water and sugar in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Allow to cool. Beat egg whites until stiff.
• In another bowl, beat egg yolks until light yellow.
• To yolks add sugar, orange rind and vanilla extract. Cream well.
• Mix flour and baking powder together. Set aside.
• To egg yolk mixture, add egg whites, alternating with 2 tablespoons of flour, ending with egg whites.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven. Cut into diamond shapes.
• Pour cold syrup over hot cake. Let cool completely before serving.