By Prevention
Fill these layers with
Lemon Curd, whipped cream and berries, or a fruit filling. The top can
simply be dusted with confectioners' sugar. This batter is quite
versatile and can also be used to make ladyfingers (the variation at
right).
Total Time: 1 hour 18 minutes
Ingredients: 7 Count
Serving Size:
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey, warmed
- 1 1/3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Directions
Prep: 32 Minutes
Cook: 21 Minutes
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Have three 8-inch round cake pans ready.
- With an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks at high speed until thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes. Beat in the orange zest and orange juice and beat 5 minutes more. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the honey, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is very thick and the batter flows back into the bowl in a thick ribbon when the beaters are lifted, 12 to 15 minutes. Do not underbeat--the lightness of this sponge cake depends on this beating process.
- Evenly sprinkle the flour over the egg yolk mixture and gently fold it in. Set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites and salt until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until the mixture forms soft peaks. Gradually add the remaining 2 tablespoons honey and beat until the mixture is stiff but not dry. With a rubber spatula, gently fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
- Pour the batter into the 3 unbuttered baking pans. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until the tops spring back when lightly touched and the cakes are beginning to pull away from the sides of the pans. Cool the cakes completely in the pans. Run a metal spatula around the edges of the pans and invert the cakes onto a rack. Fill and frost as desired.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 215kcal
- Calories From Fat: 37kcal
- Calories From Satfat: 11kcal
- Fat: 4g
- Total Sugars: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Cholesterol: 159mg
- Sodium: 127mg
- Protein: 7g
- Calcium: 38mg
- Dietary Fiber: 3g
- Folate Dfe: 21mcg
- Mono Fat: 1g
- Omega6 Fatty Acid: 1g
- Other: 13carbsg
- Poly Fat: 1g
