orange/pumpkin cornmeal cake - Lisi's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 sticks or one cup of soft butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated chopped orange zest
• 1 large egg
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup fine-ground yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice from about 2 oranges
• 1/2 cup sugar