Hot Water Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 1% cups flour
• Y2 cup hot water
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• teaspoons CALUMET Baking Powder
• 3 drops flavoring extract or grated rind of orange

Method

1. 1

   Sift the flour and baking powder four or five times.

2. 2

   Separate the eggs, beat the yolks until thick and lemon colored.

3. 3

   Whip the whites until stiff, then add the sugar and whip a moment more.

4. 4

   Add the yolks and whip again.

5. 5

   Sift in the flour, add extract.

6. 6

   Pour the hot water quickly around the bowl and as quickly whip all ingredients together.

7. 7

   Pour immediately into greased and floured pans.

8. 8

   May be baked in layers and put together with whipped cream or fruit or berry meringue.

9. 9

   This will make one medium loaf or three small layers.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Twenty lessons in domestic science (1916) by Marian Cole Fisher, page 23. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

teaspoons CALUMET Baking 3 drops flavoring extract Powder Preparation : Sift the flour once before measuring and four times after adding the baking powder. Cream the butter and sugar until white and fluffy. Break the egg without separating into the creamed butter and sugar and beat well. Tben add the milk, flour and extract and beat until smooth. This amount will make two small layers, one small loaf or one dozen drop cakes. Bake in moderate oven about thirty minutes. 47 All measures level unless otherwise specified. LESSON" No. 3 Domestic Science Carbohydrates Snow Cake 2 egg whites 1% cups sifted pastry flour % cup butter % cup sugar % cup milk iy2 teaspoons CALUMET Baking 3 drops extract Powder Preparation : Sift the flour and baking powder four times. Cream butter and sugar. Beat the egg whites stiff and add them to the butter and sugar. Add the milk, flour and extract and beat until smooth. This will make two small layers or one small loaf v Hot Water Sponge Cake 1% cups flour Y2 cup hot water 1 cup sugar 3 eggs

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