Ingredients

  • 1/2 vanilla bean
  • 1 teaspoon lemon rind
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Orange marmalade
  • Creme fraiche

Method

  • Split vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape out seeds. Stir seeds and lemon rind into butter.
  • Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (5 to 6 minutes). Fold butter mixture into the meringue.
  • Whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients. Gently fold dry ingredients into meringue. Carefully spoon batter into a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan; spread to edges of pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 14 minutes or until golden. Cool cake completely. Cut cake into squares. Top each piece with a dollop each of orange marmalade and creme fraiche.