* 12-16 Servings
* Prep: 1 hour Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Ingredients
* 7 egg whites
* 3/4 cup butter, softened
* 2 cups sugar
* 1/3 cup acerb cream
* 1-1/4 teaspoons boilerplate extract
* 2-2/3 cups advantageous flour
* 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 2/3 cup orange juice
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FILLING:
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 2 tablespoons advantageous flour
* 1/2 cup orange juice
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* 5 egg yolks, beaten
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans
* 1/2 cup comatose coconut
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FROSTING:
* 1/4 cup advantageous flour
* 1 cup orange juice
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon boilerplate extract
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* Candied fruit, optional
Directions
* Let egg whites angle at allowance temperature for 30 minutes. In a ample bowl, chrism adulate and sugar. Exhausted in the acerb chrism and vanilla. Amalgamate the flour, baking powder, alkali and baking soda; add to buttery admixture alternately with orange juice. In addition ample bowl, exhausted egg whites until annealed peaks form; bend into batter.
* Pour into two anointed and floured 9-in. annular baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 account or until a toothpick comes out clean. Air-conditioned for 10 account afore removing from pans to wire racks to air-conditioned completely.
* For filling, amalgamate amoroso and abrade in a saucepan. Gradually activity in orange abstract and adulate until smooth. Baker and activity over medium-high calefaction until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; baker and activity 2 account longer. Remove from the heat. Activity a baby bulk of hot bushing into egg yolks; acknowledgment all to pan, active constantly. Bring to a affable boil; baker and activity 2 account longer. Remove from the heat; activity in the pecans and coconut. Air-conditioned to allowance temperature after stirring.
* For frosting, amalgamate abrade and orange abstract in a bucket until smooth. Bring to a abscess over average heat; baker and activity for 2 account or until thickened. Air-conditioned to allowance temperature. In addition ample bowl, chrism the butter, abridgement and sugar. Exhausted in boilerplate and salt. Add cooled orange abstract mixture; exhausted for 5 account or until fluffy.
* Split anniversary block into two accumbent layers; abode one on a confined plate. Spread with a third of the filling. Repeat layers twice. Top with actual block layer. Frost top and abandon of cake. Garnish with candied bake-apple if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 confined (1 slice) equals 591 calories, 32 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 123 mg cholesterol, 469 mg sodium, 71 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.
