Frosted Orange Cake

1 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange rind
4 eggs, separated
3 1/2 cups flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup minus 2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons orange flavoring

Orange frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Grated rind of 1 large orange
Orange juice


Cream butter and sugar; add orange rind. Add beaten egg yolks. Sift flour with baking powder and salt four times; add to creamed mixture alternately with water. Add orange flavoring. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 9 x 13-inches cake loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan.


Orange frosting: Combine all ingredients, adding enough orange juice to make a thick paste. Spread over cake in pan.