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Cake, Sponge

Source of Recipe

Swans Down Cake Flour-1928


Recipe Introduction

Uses 5 eggs.

List of Ingredients

1 C sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
1/4 tsp salt
5 egg yolks
1/2 lemon, grated rind and juice
5 egg whites
1 C sifted sugar


Recipe

Sift flour once, measure, add salt, and sift 4 more times.
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored, add lemon juice and rind, and beat very light. Beat egg whites to peaks but not dry. Fold in sugar a small amount at a time, then add egg yolks, and finally, flour mixture. Bake in ungreased tube pan in slow oven, 325 degrees F. at least 1 hour. . remove from oven and invert pan for 1 hour or until cool.