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Title: Basic Sponge Cake^
Categories: Crs97, Desserts, Cakes, Basics
Yield: 10 Servings
1 c Cake flour
1/4 ts Salt
6 Eggs, separated
1 c Superfine sugar
1 tb Lemon juice
1 Lemon, grated rind of
Powdered sugar, for
Sprinkling
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour bottom only of a loaf pan;
line muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Combine flour and salt. In a separate bowl beat eggs until thick
and lemon colored. Beat egg whites in a large bowl until stiff but
not dry. Add 2 tablespoons sugar at a time, beating well. Beat in
lemon juice and rind.
3. Fold yolks into whites gently. Fold in flour mixture slowly.
Continue folding about 2 minutes to blend well.
4. Fill loaf pan about three quarters full and muffin cups about half
full. Bake cake 30 to 35 mintues and cupcakes about 18 minutes or
until test clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes before removing to wire
rack to cool completely. Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar.
Makes 1 loaf and 12 cupcakes.
Creative Cooking: Desserts
Carolyn Shaw 7/97
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