Sponge Layer Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup sifted Pillsbury's Best Regular Flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs, separated
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons Land O'Lakes Butter
1/4 cup chopped Diamond Walnuts
Directions
Sift flour with sugar and baking powder.
Beat egg whites and salt until soft mounds form.
Add 1/4 cup corn syrup; beat until stiff.
Beat egg yolks, 1/4 cup corn syrup, orange and vanilla extracts until thick and creamy.
Heat milk and butter to boiling; add to egg yolk mixture.
Blend in dry ingredients.
Fold into egg whites gently but thoroughly.
Spoon over Chocolate Layer, spreading to cover.
Bake at 350° for 40 to 50 minutes until golden brown.
Cool.
Frost; sprinkle with walnuts.
Beat egg whites and salt until soft mounds form.
Add 1/4 cup corn syrup; beat until stiff.
Beat egg yolks, 1/4 cup corn syrup, orange and vanilla extracts until thick and creamy.
Heat milk and butter to boiling; add to egg yolk mixture.
Blend in dry ingredients.
Fold into egg whites gently but thoroughly.
Spoon over Chocolate Layer, spreading to cover.
Bake at 350° for 40 to 50 minutes until golden brown.
Cool.
Frost; sprinkle with walnuts.