Dollbabe56's Basic Sponge Cake

  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 cup sifted cake flour1 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. salt3 eggs, separated1 cup sugar, divided2 tsp. vanilla extract1/4 cup water2 egg whites
Directions
Combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt; stir well, and set aside. Beat 3 egg yolks in a large mixing bowl at high speed for 1 minute. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating constantly until egg yolks are thick and pale (about 5 minutes). Add vanilla and 1/4 cup water, beating at low speed until blended. Add flour mixture to egg yolk mixture beating at low speed until blended, set aside.
Beat 5 egg whites (at room temperature) at high speed until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 Tbls. at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently stir 1/4 of egg white mixture into batter. Gently fold in remaining egg white mixture.
Pour batter into an ungreased 10" tube pan. Bake at 350F for 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Invert pan; cool 45 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of pan, using a narrow metal patula; remove cake from pan.
10 servings

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DOLLBABE56.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 151.3
  • Total Fat: 1.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 63.8 mg
  • Sodium: 137.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 4.2 g

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