Best 5 Soaked Orange Sponge Recipes

ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift the flour, 1/3 cup sugar and salt together twice; set aside., In another bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 2/3 cup sugar. Add orange juice and zest; beat 3 minutes longer. Gradually add flour mixture and mix well., Add cream of tartar to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter., Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets., Bake on the lowest oven rack at 325° for 45-55 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour., Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate. For glaze, melt butter in a small saucepan; remove from the heat. Add confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla; stir until smooth. Pour over cake, allowing it to drizzle down sides.

ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 inch round pan.
• Separate the eggs while cold, then bring to room temperature.
• Beat egg yolks, sugar and grated orange rind until light and fluffy. Mix flour and baking powder together. Alternately add flour mixture and orange juice to the egg yolk mixture.
• In a separate large CLEAN bowl, with a CLEAN whisk or beaters, beat egg whites to stiff peaks, and fold into batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes.

ORANGE-GLAZED SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until thick and lemon-colored. Blend in orange juice and zest. Sift together flour and salt; add to batter. Beat until smooth. In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. While beating, add the remaining sugar, 1 tablespoons at a time. Beat until stiff. Fold 1/4 of the egg whites into the batter; then fold in remaining whites. Spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan, smoothing top. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Invert pan over a narrow-neck bottle to cool. , Meanwhile, for glaze, combine water, chopped orange and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook until very thick and almost all the water has evaporated. Remove from the heat and blend in confectioners' sugar and butter. Run a knife between the pan and cake. Turn out onto a platter. Spread warm glaze over the top and sides of cake.

SOAKED ORANGE SPONGE

Steps:

• Grease or spray and baseline a 20cm round or square tin.
• Preheat oven to 190c (375f).
• ---------For the Sponge-------------.
• Place eggs,sugar,lemon and orange rinds in a bowl over simmering water.
• Whisk with an electric whiskfor about 8 minutes til the mixture is pale and creamy.
• Remove from the heat.
• Sift together the flours and fold in to the egg and sugar mixture along with the melted butter.
• Pour into pre-pared cake tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 40 minutes or til well risen.
• ---------------For the Syrup------------------.
• Place syrup ingredients in apan and heat gently til sugar dissoles.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Spoon syrup over the cooked sponge and leave to cool in tin til cool.
• Turn cake out and split into 3 layers carefully.
• ----------FILLING---------------.
• Beat the orange curd and fold in the whipped cream.
• reserve a third and use the rest tofill the cake and also the sides and top.
• Spoon the reserved mixture and place in a piping bag and pipe rossettes on top of the cake and decorated with the crystallised fruit.
• ----------The Cake----------.
• Place rind and sugar in a bowl.
• In another whisk lemon juice together with the eggs,then pour this mixture over the sugar.
• Add the butter in little peices and place the bowl over a pan of simmering water.
• Stir frequently til thickened about 20 minutes.
• leave to cool.
• Store in fridge if not using for cake straight away.

RUM SOAKED SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan stir water, corn syrup and sugar over medium heat, stir until it boils and the sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Pour in rum.
• Without removing spongecake from pan poke many holes halfway through the cake with a skewer approx 1/2 inch apart.
• Slowly pour all the rum mixture all over the cake. Let sit for a few minutes or overnight to soak.
• Serve with whipped cream if desired.