- 4 oz butter
- 4 oz sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- Grated rind of ½ orange
- 6 oz self-raising flour or 6 oz ordinary flour sifted with 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- Juice of ½ orange, 2 dessertspoons
Butter Icing
Beat together 2 Tablespoons butter and 3 Tablespoons icing sugar.
Method:
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time and beat well. Add grated rind.
- Add egg whites which has been beaten to a stiff froth.
- Add flour, folding it in and when smooth add orange juice.
- Pour batter into two sandwich tins which has been greased and lined.
- Bake for about ½ hour in moderate oven.
- When done, remove cake from oven and cool on cake rack.
- Spread on top butter icing and sprinkle over it colored sugar drops, chopped walnuts or grated chocolate.
