Sponge Cake
- 5 eggs. separated
- 2 Tbsp. cold water
- 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar, sifted 4 times
- 1/2 c. boiling water
- 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- Beat egg yolks and cold water in small bowl for 5 minutes. Add sugar to boiling water in pan and stir a few minutes to dissolve some of the sugar.
- Add sugar mixture to egg yolks and beat 5 minutes, changing to larger bowl when necessary.
- Add lemon extract and vanilla.
- Add cake flour to mixture and beat hard several revolutions of bowl.
- Beat egg whites until foamy and then add cream of tartar and salt.
- Beat until stiff but not dry.
- Fold into cake mixture.
- Bake in 10 inch tube pan.
- Preheat oven to 275u0b0, place cake on lower rack and turn oven to 325u0b0.
- Bake at this temperature about 25 minutes, then turn oven to 350u0b0 and finish baking.
- Bake cake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.
eggs, cold water, sugar, boiling water, lemon extract, vanilla, cake flour, cream of tartar, salt
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=59276 (may not work)