Almond Flavored Sponge Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Eggs | 6 , separated | |
| Cream of tartar | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Granulated Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Cake flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Almond extract | 1/4 Teaspoon |
Directions
Beat egg whites with hand or electric beater until frothy.
Then add cream of tartar, and continue beating until stiff but not dry.
Beat egg yolks with a hand or electric beater until very thick and lemon-colored.
Gradually add the sugar, while continuing to beat with hand or electric beater until well-blended.
Sift together flour and salt 3 times, and carefully fold them, a little at a time, into the egg yolk mixture.
Then fold in the beaten egg whites and flavorings.
Pour into an ungreased 9" tube pan and bake in a moderate oven of 325°F for 1 hr or until done.
Invert pan on a cake rack and cool for 1 hr before removing cake from pan.
Then add cream of tartar, and continue beating until stiff but not dry.
Beat egg yolks with a hand or electric beater until very thick and lemon-colored.
Gradually add the sugar, while continuing to beat with hand or electric beater until well-blended.
Sift together flour and salt 3 times, and carefully fold them, a little at a time, into the egg yolk mixture.
Then fold in the beaten egg whites and flavorings.
Pour into an ungreased 9" tube pan and bake in a moderate oven of 325°F for 1 hr or until done.
Invert pan on a cake rack and cool for 1 hr before removing cake from pan.
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