Brazilian Orange Cake
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated1 ½ cups sugar2 cups flour1 tbsp baking powder1 tbsp grated orange zest2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 13 X 9” cake pan.
In bowl and using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff.
In a separate large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar.
In another bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Stir in zest.
Add to yolk mixture alternately with 1 cup orange juice.
Fold in egg whites. Pour into prepared cake pan.
Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
After removing cake from the oven, pierce holes on top of the cake and pour remaining orange juice on top of hot cake.
Cool cake in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares to serve.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
In bowl and using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff.
In a separate large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar.
In another bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Stir in zest.
Add to yolk mixture alternately with 1 cup orange juice.
Fold in egg whites. Pour into prepared cake pan.
Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
After removing cake from the oven, pierce holes on top of the cake and pour remaining orange juice on top of hot cake.
Cool cake in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares to serve.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 215.7
- Total Fat: 2.0 g
- Cholesterol: 70.8 mg
- Sodium: 21.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 45.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 4.6 g
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