Delicious Sponge Cake

Name: Delicious Sponge Cake
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1-2 teaspoonful salt; 1 1-2 cups flour; 1 1-2 cups sugar; 1 1-2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon; 1-2 cup hot water

From Granite City cook book, 1900

Recipe from Mrs. John Ashby.

Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

1855Calories

21 gProtein

448 gCarbs

4 gFat

Full nutrition (33 nutrients)

Calories1855 kcal

Protein21 g

Carbohydrates448 g

Fiber0.1 g

Sugars301 g

Total Fat3.8 g

Saturated Fat0 g

Monounsaturated Fat0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0 g

Cholesterol0 mg

Sodium1882 mg

Potassium271 mg

Calcium435 mg

Iron11 mg

Magnesium55 mg

Phosphorus350 mg

Zinc1.4 mg

Copper0.3 mg

Manganese1.4 mg

Vitamin D0 mcg

Vitamin C2.4 mg

Vitamin A0 mcg

Vitamin E0 mg

Vitamin K0 mcg

Vitamin B60.1 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)1.8 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.8 mg

Niacin (B3)13 mg

Folate301 mcg

Choline0.2 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water141 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Granite City cook book (1900) by Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church (Mount Airy, N.C.), page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DELICIOUS SPONGE CAKE, 3 eggs. 1-2 teaspoonful salt. 1 1-2. cups flour. 1 1-2 cups sugar. 1 1-2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon. Beat whites stiff, yolks slightly, then beat together and add sugar. Then mix flour with baking powder, and add with also 1-2 cup hot water

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