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Lemon Sponge Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
8 xl eggs room temperature and separated yolks and whites
1whole egg
zest of 1 large lemon - 2t.
Juice of the lemon- 4T.
I t. lemon extract
1 1/3 c. sugar divided 2/3c. ea.
1 1/3 c. flour
2 t. Baking Powder
1/2 t. salt
Directions:
Directions:
Put rack in the lower part of the oven. Pre-heat to 350º.Zest the lemon. Set aside. Juice the lemon, add extract and set aside. Divide the sugar 2/3 c. ea. Sift the flour and baking powder together. Set aside. Whip the egg yolks with the whole egg on med. speed until light colored, approx. 2 min. Add 2/3 cup of sugar a T. at a time while whipping until the mix is light and fluffy, about 5. min. Add the zest and the lemon mixture and continue to whip. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and whip until incorporated In another clean bowl with a clean dry whip, whip the whites on medium until frothy. Add the salt. Slowly add the sugar 1 T. at a time until soft peaks form. Up the speed until peaks are firm. Fold 1/3 of the yolk mixture into the whites. Fold to lighted, then slowly add another third, fold and add the last of the batter to the whites. Gently add the batter to an ungreased 10" tube pan with a parchment paper cut to size on the bottom. Cut through the batter once to cut any bubbles in the batter. Bake approximately 45 min. until cake springs back when touched. Immediately flip over on the neck of a bottle to cool. When cool to the touch, gently cut around the edge with a spatula or knife and remove from the pan and place right side up. Serve with strawberry or raspberry sauce and berries.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
a lot
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 min. plus baking time
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I would like to say this was my mother's recipe, but she never had a recipe only slips of paper with ingredients and no title to let you know what the ingredients made. This recipe is adapted from my Passover recipe using flour and no oil and a variation of the amounts of ingredients I thought it should take. Hope you enjoy it and will make it someday.

 

 

 

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