MMMMM----------------------------CAKE---------------------------------
5 Eggs; separated; room
-temperature
1 1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
1 Lemon; grated zest of
1 Orange; grated zest of
2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3 c Unbleached white flour
1 1/2 c Sour cream
MMMMM---------------------------SYRUP--------------------------------
1/2 c Orange juice
1/4 c Orange liqueur; (Grand
-Marnier)
1/4 c Sugar
2 tb Fresh lemon juice
Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Make syrup AFTER the cake is baked.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Set aside. Without cleaning the beaters,
cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and citrus zest. Mix
well.
Sift together dry ingredients. Fold into butter mixture alternatively
with sour cream, beginning and ending with dry. Gently fold in egg
whites. Turn batter into buttered and floured bundt or tube pan. Bake
60 minutes or until brown and pulling away from sides of pan. Cool,
and turn out onto a plate with a rim.
Combine syrup ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Lower heat;
cook 3-4 minutes. Slowly pour hot syrup over cooled cake. Let stand
10 minutes.
