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Orange Sponge Cake

11 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Jun. 29, 2023
This was the cake that my dad used to request for his birthday every year. For a wedding present 2 years ago, my aunt Marilyn included this recipe in a family cookbook for me. —Amy Sauser, Omaha, Nebraska
Orange Sponge Cake
Orange Sponge Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • 1-1/3 cups cake flour
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 3 teaspoons grated orange zest
  • 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/3 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 to 5 teaspoons water
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 317 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 119mg cholesterol, 121mg sodium, 58g carbohydrate (45g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.