Crosby's Molasses Sponge Cake
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 9-inch tube pan
ingredients
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup molasses
- 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Gradually add sugar and molasses beating after each addition, then beat 3 minutes longer.
- Stir in orange rind, lemon rind, and juice.
- Add sifted flour and salt 1/3 at a time. Beat well after each addition.
- Beat egg whites until stiff, and fold into cake batter.
- Bake at 325F for 35-40 minutes in an ungreased 9-inch tube cake pan.
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