Orange Cake

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons sweet butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 oranges, zest of
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice

Orange Glaze

• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350*.

2. 2

   Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.

3. 3

   Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar, beating until light.

4. 4

   Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, and the orange zest.

5. 5

   Add dry ingredients alternately with the orange juice to the batter.

6. 6

   Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the batter.

7. 7

   Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan.

8. 8

   Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until sides of cake shrink away from edges of pan and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

9. 9

   Cool for 10 minutes in pan, unmold onto a rack, and drizzle with Orange Glaze while warm.

10. 10

    Cool before serving.

11. 11

    Orange Glaze: Combine orange juice and sugar in a small saucepan and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until a light syrup forms.