Sunshine Cake | James Beard Foundation

Sunshine Cake | James Beard Foundation

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The star of the show at the America's Classics Award–winning Watts Tea Shop is this cake, a spectacular three-layer chiffon extravagance that’s filled with French vanilla custard, slathered in a...

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Ingredients

  • 9 large eggs, separated
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 cup cake flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 4 large egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 large egg whites (from pasteurized eggs)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
  • Grated zest of 2 large oranges

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