Orange Sponge Tube Cake

This is a favorite from a very old Better Homes and Gardens book. I use it to make my Orange Icebox Cake (recipe 75433).

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 6  egg yolks
• 1  tablespoon orange zest
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄3 cups flour
• 6  egg whites
• 1  teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄2 cup sugar

Directions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 325º.
2. Beat the egg yolks until very thick and light-colored.
3. Add the orange peel and the juice and continue to beat until very thick.
4. Beat in 1 cup of sugar and the salt.
5. Gently fold in the flour.
6. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until they reach the soft-peak stage.
7. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar.
8. Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture.
9. Spoon into ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
10. Bake 55 minutes, or till done.
11. Invert pan to cool.