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Tessie's Sponge Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
6 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1/4 cup water
1 cup sifted flour
powdered sugar to taste

Custard Filling
2 cups milk
2 T sugar
2 T flour
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
Directions:
Directions:
Cake:
Beat yolks, sugar, salt, vanilla and lemon extract. Add 1/4 cup water gradually alternating with 1 cup flour. Set aside.

Beat egg whites stiff with Cream of Tartar. Fold into egg yolk mixture and our into greased tube pan. Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. Cool upside down in pan, remove carefully and cut into 3 layers.

Custard:
Cook milk with sugar and flour. Slightly beat 2 eggs in small bowl. Stir in small amount of custard and cook until smooth and thick.

In half the custard, stir in 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
In the other half add 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp almond extract.

When both cake and fillings are cold, spread filling between layers and dust the top of cake with powdered sugar.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Nanny Delulio was known for making this three-layer sponge cake at family gatherings. All the Delulios and Gioia cousins requested it often, and it became known as Aunt Tessie's Sponge Cake.

 

 

 

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