Old fashioned orange cake

Ingredients

• 1-5/8 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup soft shortening
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 2 large eggs

Rich Orange Filling:

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest
• 1-1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

Comfort Frosting:

• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 6 Tablespoons water
• 1-1/2 Tablespoon white corn syrup
• 2 large egg whites ( 1/4 cup )
• 1/4 teaspoon orange extract

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Preparation

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour two 8" round pans.
• Sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add shortening.
• Mix the water and orange juice. Pour in half the liquid and beat for 2 minutes.
• Add remaining liquid and eggs and beat for 2 more minutes. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 28-35 minutes until the cake springs back in the middle.
• Cool. Torte the layers and fill with Rich Orange Filling.
• Spread top and sides with Comfort Frosting.
• Rich Orange Filling:
  Mix together the first 6 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil and boil one minute, stirring constantly. Whisk in egg yolks and cook one minute more. Stir in butter. Chill before using.
• Comfort Frosting:
  Mix sugar, water, and corn syrup in a saucepan. Boil slowly, without stirring until syrup spins a 6-8" thread (242degrees). Keep saucepan covered for the first 3 minutes to keep crystals from forming on sides of pan. While syrup is cooking, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff enough to hold to a point. With mixer beating, pour hot syrup very slowly in a thin stream into stiffly beaten egg whites. Add orange extract. Continue to beat until frosting holds its shape. Spread on top and sides of cake.