Old Fashioned Sponge Cake

"Just a simple sponge, quick and easy."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Beat egg whites stiff.
  • Beat yolks one at a time adding the sugar 1/2 at a time.
  • Add vinegar.
  • Add flavoring.
  • Fold in measured dry ingredients.
  • Gently fold in beaten egg whites.
  • Pour into greased tube pan and bake for approx 25 min at 350 degrees.

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  1. Just a simple, classic sponge cake. I made cupcakes. I used lemon juice instead of vinegar. The yolk and sugar mixture was really stiff. Not only was it butter-colored; it had the texture of thick butter mixed with sugar, so that when the flour was added the resulting texture was very stiff like shortbread dough. Then I had to mix the delicate egg whites into this! I was convinced they were going to collapse. In fact, the cakes rose beautifully. There were a few streaks of thicker egg-yolk batter in the cakes. For the most part, though, they had quite a nice flavor and texture. This recipe had no aftertaste of chemical leavening, and, unlike recipes I have tried that included hot water or hot milk, it wasn't the least bit sticky.
     
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  1. Just a simple, classic sponge cake. I made cupcakes. I used lemon juice instead of vinegar. The yolk and sugar mixture was really stiff. Not only was it butter-colored; it had the texture of thick butter mixed with sugar, so that when the flour was added the resulting texture was very stiff like shortbread dough. Then I had to mix the delicate egg whites into this! I was convinced they were going to collapse. In fact, the cakes rose beautifully. There were a few streaks of thicker egg-yolk batter in the cakes. For the most part, though, they had quite a nice flavor and texture. This recipe had no aftertaste of chemical leavening, and, unlike recipes I have tried that included hot water or hot milk, it wasn't the least bit sticky.
     

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