Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 1 c. sifted flour
• V2 lemon, grated rind and juic?
• *4 tsp. salt
• 5 egg whites
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 c. sifted sugar

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour once, measure, add salt, and sift four times.

2. 2

   Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored, add lemon juice and rind and beat very light.

3. 3

   Beat egg whites until stiff enough to hold up in peaks, but not dry.

4. 4

   Fold in sugar, a small amount at a time, then egg yolks, and finally, flour mixture.

5. 5

   Bake in ungreased tube pan in slow oven (325°F) for at least one hour.

6. 6

   Let stand in inverted pan until cold.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Relief Societ Cookbook (1930) by Relief Society of the Fourth Ward of Rexburg, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SPONGE CAKE (only egg yolks used) 6 egg yolks 2 tsp. baking powder 1 c. sugar V2 tsp. salt V -2 c. flour 1 tsp. lemon juice V2 c boiling water Beat yolks of eggs until lemon colored, add sugar gradually. Beat well and add boiling water. Add flour, baking powder and salt a little at a time. Bake in slow oven 45 minutes. 18 THE RELIEF SOCIETY COOK BOOK APPLE SAUCE CAKE (Requiring 1 egg) 1 :. c. butter or substitute lA tsp. salt l*/±f*<, 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. each of soda and cinnamon 1 egg beaten light V2 tsp. Gloves 1 c. raisins 1 c. hot apple sauce 1 c. currants or nuts 1% c. Swans Down Cake Flour Cream the shortening, add the sugar gradually, then the egg and the fruit chopped fine and floured. Add the flour sifted th the soda, salt and spices, and next the apple sauce which should be strained and in the form of comparatively thick puree. Bake in a tube pan lined with greased paper, in a moderate oven <350oF.) for one hour. — Elda H. Smith APPLE SAUCE CAKE (Egoless) 1 c. sugar 2 tsp. soda V2 c. butter 2 c. flour IV2 c. strained sweetened apple sauce 1 c. seedless raisins 1 c. walnuts 1 tbsp. hot water 14 c. cocoa if desired Bake in a moderate oven. — Mrs. May Grover SPONGE CAKE 1 c. sifted flour V2 lemon, grated rind and juic? *4 tsp. salt 5 egg whites 5 egg yolks 1 c. sifted sugar

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