Old-fashioned Honey Sponge Cake

  • on March 9, 2007
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Ingrients & Directions


1 c (Heaping) Cake Flour, 1/4 c Hot Water
Sifted 1 1/2 ts Vanilla Extract
1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Lemon Rind, grated
5 lg Eggs, separated 3/4 ts Cream Of Tartar
1/2 c Granulated Sugar Confectioner’s Sugar Or
1/2 c Honey Honey Icing — (see recipe)

Preheat oven to 325 F. Sift flour and salt together and set aside.
Beat egg yolks until frothy, stir in sugar, honey, hot water,
vanilla, and lemon rind until well blended. Add flour mixture and
blend well. In a separate bowl beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream
of tartar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter
mixture. Pour batter into alightly greased 9-inch tube pan and bake
for 50 mins, or until the edges shrink from the sides of the pan and
it is form to the touch in the middle. When cool, dust with powdered
sugar or frost with Honey Icing.

Yield: 10 to 12 slices.


Yields
10 servings

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