orange juice cake with sauce

CAKE
1 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 cup sugar
2.5 cups flour
- 3 eggs
- 2 tblspoons orange rind, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup corn oil
- 2 tblspons thinly sliced white almonds (optional

optional
SAUCE -see link
confectioner's sugar

CAKE
preheat oven to 360 F

using a mixer:

- beat egg whites in a small bowl until thick and foamy
- beat egg yolks and sugar and oil in a big bowl
- place baking soda in orange juice, keep over bowl, stir until it foams, and empty into mix, stiring while you do this. Beat for antoher minute.
- add egg whites, and orange rind /continue beating
- mix flour and baking powder and add slowly to mix while beating Add almonds, blend.
- empty mix into a baking pan that has been sprayed with no-stick baking spray.
- the mix should occupy i/2 to 1/3 of the height of the baking pan because it will rise.
- bake, in preheated oven at 350, until top turns golden brown ( to make sure it is ready, test with a knife or toothpick). About 35-40 minutes
(to protect top from over baking, fold an aluminum foil sheet in half, open it up and place it over cake to look like a hut roof).
-When ready, take out of oven immediately; overbaking will compromise the fresh taste.

SAUCE see link
sprinkle, over piece of cake to be served, some confectioner's sugar (for visual effect) and spread some sauce