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Delicious orange roll cake with excellent presentation, confectioned with sugar, eggs, flour, orange juice and margarine, topped with sugar.

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INGREDIENTS FOR ORANGE ROLL CAKE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Eggs
Granulated sugar
All-purpose flour
Orange juice
Orange zest
Baking powder
Margarine

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE ORANGE ROLL CAKE

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Step 2: Separate the yolks from the whites. Beat the egg whites until stiff and set aside in the fridge.

Step 3: Beat the egg yolks along with the sugar and the orange zest until obtain a very creamy mixture. Add the softened butter and the orange juice, without stop beating. Then, beat the flour mixed with the baking powder. Finally, fold gently with a spatula the beaten egg whites.

Step 4: Line a baking tray with butter and parchment paper. Spread the dough over the parchment paper with a spatula. Bake about 15 minutes until golden slightly.

Step 5: When the cake is cooked, remove from oven and sprinkle the cake with sugar. Place a tea towel over top and flip the cake over the table. Remove the tray and peel carefully the parchment paper. Cut with a knife the edges of the cake. Using the towel, start rolling the cake gently from one short end to the other (remove the towel as you rolling). Place the roll cake on a rectangular plate and serve.

Orange roll cake

Delicious orange roll cake with excellent presentation, confectioned with sugar, eggs, flour, orange juice and margarine, topped with sugar.

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Category:Breakfast, Cakes, Desserts, Recipes

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 12 slices

Prep Time:25 m

Cook Time:15 m

Total Time:45 m

Ingredients

4 medium eggs
100 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
100 grams (3/4 cup) all-purpose flour
Juice of one orange
Zest of one orange
Sugar for dusting
1 teaspoon baking powder
50 grams (1/4 cup) margarine

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Separate the yolks from the whites. Beat the egg whites until stiff and set aside in the fridge.
In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the egg yolks along with the sugar and the orange zest until obtain a very creamy mixture. Add the softened butter and the orange juice, without stop beating. Then, beat the flour mixed with the baking powder. Finally, fold gently with a spatula the beaten egg whites.
Line a baking tray (36 x 30 centimeters (14 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches)) with butter and parchment paper. Spread the dough over the parchment paper with a spatula. Bake about 15 minutes until golden slightly (the time depends on the oven).
When the cake is cooked, remove from oven and sprinkle the cake with sugar. Place a tea towel over top and flip the cake over the table. Remove the tray and peel carefully the parchment paper. Cut with a knife the edges of the cake. Using the towel, start rolling the cake gently from one short end to the other (remove the towel as you rolling). Place the roll cake on a rectangular plate and serve.