The Canadian Food Experience Project – Fluffy Sponge Cake with Orange Glaze Recipe

My Mom was a great cook, but she did not bake although she had a sweet tooth. So, unwittingly, I became the baker of the family. I began baking at the age of nine making cakes from cake boxes. At that time, there was no internet to search for recipes and my Mom did not own any cookbooks. What for? She knew how to cook.

Many years later, I found a recipe for Fluffy Sponge Cake with Orange Glaze in the now-defunct Montreal Star newspaper. The date was June 1976. I finally made a cake from scratch, and it did turn out nice and fluffy with a hint of orange flavour from the glaze. I was so proud! Everyone in the family loved it. I have served this cake with fruit and whipping cream, layered it with pastry cream, and cut it in slices to…