Taste of Home
Orange Sponge Cake Roll
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + standing Bake: 15 min. + chilling
YIELD: 8 servings.
This recipe looks hard, but it isn't. People will think you spent hours working on this pretty melt-in-your-mouth sponge cake. —Michelle Smith, Sykesville, Maryland
Ingredients
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7 large egg whites, room temperature
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4 large egg yolks, room temperature
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon grated orange zest
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup cake flour
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, divided
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1-1/4 cups orange marmalade or apricot spreadable fruit
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Orange zest strips (1 to 3 inches), optional
Directions
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1.
Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; coat the paper with cooking spray and set aside.
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In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in sugar. Stir in the orange zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Sift flour and salt together twice; gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well (batter will be very thick).
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In a large bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into batter. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
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Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
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Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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6.
Unroll cake; spread marmalade evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place seam side down on a serving platter. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Dust with remaining confectioners' sugar. Garnish with orange zest strips if desired.
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Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 230 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 106mg cholesterol, 89mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate, 0 fiber), 5g protein.
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