Daffodil Cake

I found this recipe in my "new" Fannie Farmer cookbook, from the last Library Book Sale. I decided I'd wait until my daughters came home to make it, because I knew they would add a positive note to the dessert reviews which inevitably occur. And besides, it was reputed to be pretty, like daffodils, and who doesn't like pretty food?

DAFFODIL CAKE

9 egg whites
1-1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/4 cup flour
2 tsp orange rind

Beat the egg yolks until thick and light colored. Beat in the sugar, then stir in the orange rind and set aside. In a separate bowl, place the egg whites. Sprinkle the cream of tartar, salt and vanilla over the whites, and beat until soft peaks form. Add the 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating after each addition. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold the flour into the egg white mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing completely after each addition. Fold 1/3 of the egg white mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and stir until the color is consistent. Spoon the white and yellow mixtures alternately into an ungreased tube pan, not stirring the two colors together. Bake at 375F for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cake is done. Let the cake cool for a few minutes, then turn the pan upside down to cool completely. Frost with a light butter frosting:

1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 4 tbsp) butter, at room temperature
1 pound confectioner's sugar
1 tsp orange extract
1 to 2 tsp finely chopped orange peel
cream as needed

Beat the butter and sugar together; the mixture will be crumbly. Add the orange extract, then add cream until the frosting is of the proper consistency. Stir the orange peel into the frosting, and put a thin coat of frosting on this cake.
The cake had a wonderful citrus flavor. As I predicted, the reaction was mostly favorable: the girls, Jeff, Ryan and my dearly beloved loved it. Dan and Mark thought it was good. Patrick hated it because it's not chocolate. I'm gonna hit that boy as soon as he kneels down so I can reach him, for being such a fussbudget.