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Summary
Rich orange-flavored pastry cream is sandwiched between layers of meringue-topped yellow cake in this decadent dessert. Martha made this recipe on "Martha Bakes" episode 713.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 large egg yolks (reserve the whites for meringue topping)
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup sliced blanched almonds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 9
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 579 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 31 g 47%
- Saturated Fat: 14 g 69.43%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 63 mg 21.02%
- Sodium: 838 mg 34.92%
- Calcium: 202 mg 20.17%
- Potassium: 86 mg 2.45%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 10.52%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 58 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8.85%
- Sugar: 19 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 9.78%
- Vitamin C 1.13%
- Vitamin D 0.02%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat6
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total3 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq