HONEY SPONGE CAKE
Source of Recipe
internet
List of Ingredients
6 Eggs -- separated/room temp
1 cup Granulated sugar
1/4 cup Almond powder (OR
1 teaspoon Almond extract)
1 tablespoon Honey
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
4 tablespoons Milk
2 tablespoons Melted butter -- cooled
(OR peanut oil)
Recipe
In bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In another bowl, beat egg whites
until stiff.
With electric mixer, beat egg yolks; gradually blend in sugar and almond powder.
Cream mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add honey (and almond extract). Mix
together milk, baking soda and cooled melted butter; add to egg yolk mixture. Gradually
add sifted flour mixture.
When batter is thoroughly blended, quickly but gently fold in egg whites.
Steaming: Before mixing, bring water in steamer to boil. Grease bottom only of 9"
round flat-bottom, high-sided bowl (or tube pan, bundt pan or cupcake tins). Pour batter
into bowl. Steam for 1 hour.
Best served steaming hot, cake can always be resteamed without suffering.
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