Six Egg Sponge Cake Recipe
- 6 egg whites
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 c. cake flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon double-acting baking pwdr
- 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/3 c. cool water
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 teaspoon grated orange or possibly lemon rind or possibly 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Separate Large eggs, placing whites into large mixer bowl, yolks into another small bowl.
- Let stand at room temperature about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Ready a 10 x 4 inch deep tube pan.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking pwdr, 1 c. sugar.
- Put into small mixing bowl.
- Add in cream of tartar to egg whites, beat on high for 1 1/2 min or possibly till soft peaks form, then sprinkle in remaining 1/2 c. sugar while beating about 1 1/2 min longer or possibly till stiff.
- Remove from mixer.
- Shift to small mixing bowl.
- Add in to yolks, water, lemon extract and rind or possibly vanilla, then add in to flour mix in small mixing bowl.
- Beat on #e speed for 3/4 minute or possibly just till blended.
- Pour over beaten whites.
- Shift back to large bowl position.
- Beat on #1 speed while folding over and over a few times with rubber scraper.
- Turn into ungreased pan, cut through batter with a spatula going around in widening circles without lifting spatula.
- Bake about 35 min.
- Invert and let hang till cool.
- Remove and frost as desired.
egg whites, egg yolks, cake flour, salt, doubleacting baking pwdr, sugar, cream of tartar, water, lemon, orange
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/six-egg-sponge-cake-15750 (may not work)