Orange Tea Cake

from Taste of Home


Prep: 20 mins, Bake: 30 mins + cooling

Ingredients

• 7 eggs
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 6 tablespoons orange juice
• 4-1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 3/4 teaspoon confectioners' sugar

Directions

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift flour and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Blend in orange juice and peel. Add dry ingredients to yolk mixture; mix well.
• In another bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold a fourth of egg whites into the batter, then fold in remaining whites.
• 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 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan onto a wire rack; cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Run a knife around sides of cake and remove to a serving plate. Dust with confectioner's sugar. 
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• Yield: 12 servings
• Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 piece) equals 211 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 124 mg cholesterol, 135 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch.

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• Suggested Tea Pairing: Pomegranate Passion Iced Tea - Adagio’s 'Passionfruit and Pomegranate with just a kick of mango in the background creates a light delicious iced-tea' perfect for Summertime