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From Carol (USA)
Serves 20
Ingredients:
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 orange
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 lb. Strawberries, cut in half
FROSTING
• 2 cups milk
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2lb. butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
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Directions:
Cake:Heat oven to 350o. Lightly grease two 9"x13" inch pans. Separate
eggs. Beat yolks until light and fluffy. Gradually add one cup of sugar while
beating. Finely grate orange peel, about ¼ cup. Squeeze the juice of the
orange. Mix juice, peel and water together. Combine with egg yolk mixture.Sift
flour and baking powder. Add to mixture.Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually
add one cup sugar. Fold into mixture.Pour into pans. Bake until wooden pick inserted
in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool. Frost top of cakes with Sunshine
Frosting. Decorate with strawberries and blueberries to look like U.S. flag. Or
you can use colored frosting to make other flags.
Frosting:Mix milk, egg yolks, cornstarch and sugar in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring often, until thick, about 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla.Cream
butter and sugar. Add to mixture. Cool.
Prep Time: One
Hour Cooking Time: One half hour
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