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Orange 15

Orange 15 is a cakes recipe made with Flour, Salt, Honey, Cream Of Tartar, and Orange Juice Concentrate. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup
• 1/4 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 10 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Butter three 9" cake pans and line with wax paper.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 325F.

3. 3

   Whisk together flour and salt.

4. 4

   Beat egg yolks till thick and light.

5. 5

   Add 1/2 cup honey, orange juice concentrate, and orange zest and mix well.

6. 6

   Beat egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks.

7. 7

   Add 2 Tbsp honey and beat to stiff peaks.

8. 8

   Fold together yolk mix and flour mix, then fold in whites.

9. 9

   Pour into prepared pans, make a wide trough around the edge (run a couple fingers around the edge), and bake until cake starts to shrink from edges, about 25 minutes.

10. 10

    Set pans on racks to cool 5 minutes, then turn out and remove wax paper.

11. 11

    Whisk eggs, sugar, and zest together in a non-reactive sauce pan till light.

12. 12

    Add orange juice concentrate and butter.

13. 13

    Cook, whisking, over medium heat until the butter is melted.

14. 14

    Then whisk constantly until thickened and just starts to simmer.

15. 15

    Scrape out with a spatula; strain through a medium sieve.

16. 16

    Let cool, cover, and refrigerate to thicken.

17. 17

    You could also zest the remaining half orange; heat the cream just to simmer and pour over the zest, chill overnight, and strain before whipping.