Heat oven to 350F/180C. Grease pans, line with baking paper.
Cream ½ c butter until light.
Add 1-½ c sugar slowly and continue creaming.
Add 3 c cake flour, 3 t baking powder, ½ t salt, 1 c milk and ½ t lemon essence/extract. Mix til smooth.
In separate bowl, beat 4 egg whites until stiff. Fold into rest of mix.
Pour batter into pans.
Bake 25-30 min.
Glace Orange Slices
Cover 2 oranges with water. Bring to boil, boil 1 minute. Pour off water and repeat two times.
Boil 1-½ c water and 1-½ c sugar until sugar is dissolved, stir as necessary. Slice oranges thinly and add to syrup. Boil until orange rind is soft and translucent, approx 15 minutes.
Remove slices to baking sheet with baking paper.
Place 1 layer on serving platter, spoon ½ of syrup and spread ½ of orange slices. On second layer, spoon remaining syrup. When cake is cooled, make granache and finish preparing.
Chocolate Granache
Melt 200 g dark chocolate over hot water with 100 mlx of cream.
Spoon half of granache on first layer. Place second layer on top and spoon remaining granache. Decorate with remaining orange slices.
Serves 12-20.
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