Sunshine Cake

Ingredients

• yolks of 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablesp cold water
• 1 teasp lemon extract or lemon juice
• 1½ tablesp cornstarch
• 1 teasp baking powder
• 1 scant cup sifted flour
• whites of 4 eggs beaten stiff

Method

1. 1

   Beat yolks, add sugar, water, and lemon.

2. 2

   Mix cornstarch, baking powder, and flour, then combine.

3. 3

   Fold in beaten egg whites.

4. 4

   Bake.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant (1907) by Adeline O. Goessling, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sunshine Cake (No butter) Beat yolks of 4 eggs until stiff and add gradually 1 cup \ sugar, beating well, then 3 tablesp ^cold water and 1 teasp lemon extract or lemon juice. Next mix 1 Vz tablesp cornstarch with 1 teasp baking powder and 1 scant cup sifted flour. Add j these ingredients slowly to the above mixture and lastly fold j in the stiffly beaten whites of 4 eggs. My friends pronounce this the best sponge cake they have ever tasted. — [Mrs. M. | H., N. J. j Sour Cream Spice Cake (No butter) | Mix thoroughly % cup each sugar, molasses, thick sour ■ cream and buttermilk, add 1 teasp soda dissolved in a little i warm water, then sift in 2 cups flour, mixed with 1 teasp each ; salt and cinnamon, and ^/^ teasp allspice and cloves. Flavor j with 1 teasp lemon extract. Bake as loaf cake or in three i layers and put together with icing. — [Mrs. B. B. M., Kan. j Rolled Sponge Cake (No butter) \ To 4 well-beaten eggs add 1 cup sugar

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