New england sponge cake
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 3 Eggs
- 1 1/2 c Sugar
- 1 ts Orange or lemon juice
- 1 1/2 c Cake flour
- 1 tb Grated orange or lemon rind
- 1/2 c Boiling water
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
Instructions:
Beat egg yolks until thick add sugar gradually fruit juice and rind. Add hot water stirring constantly. Sift flour measure and sift with baking powder and salt. Fold into egg mixture. Fold in stiffly whipped egg whites. Pour into well-oiled loaf pan and bake in slow oven (350 F) about 40 minutes. Florence Taft Eaton Concord MA.
