Cake:
Beat egg whites, ½ cup of sugar and salt to stiff peak stage.

In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks with the remaining 1-1/2 cups of sugar; then add cornstarch, flour, grated orange peel and water.  Add these ingredients to the egg white mixture.

Set oven to 350 Deg. F. and bake for 45-50 minutes until knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out dry.  Top should be dark gold color.  (Use a 9x13x2” pan)

Syrup:
Using a saucepan add all syrup ingredients and bring to a boil; simmer for 10-15 minutes.  Allow syrup to cool completely.

As soon as cake comes out of the oven cut into squares.

Discard cloves and cinnamon stick from syrup.
Pour cooled syrup evenly over the cake top.
Allow cake to cool to absorb the syrup before serving.