Glorious Sponge Cake Recipe
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Glorious Sponge Cake

By: Erica 
"This is an old fashioned sponge cake with a lemon flavor."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (93)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch tube cake
 

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Separate the eggs. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until very thick and lemon colored. Beat in sugar gradually. Add water, lemon extract and lemon rind. Beat in flour.
  2. In another bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Then add cream of tartar and salt. Beat mixture until whites are stiff, but not until they are dry. Fold this whipped mixture into yolk mixture.
  3. Pour batter into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for one hour, or until done.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 124 | Total Fat: 2.2g | Cholesterol: 91mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2008 by April   view full review
I have the exact recipe in a favorite Italian cook book of mine! It's excellent and can be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2007 by Jenn Jones   view full review
Great recipe! This recipe was easy to follow and turned out great. I would definitely say...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2007 by HEART2HAND   view full review
This recipe is great! Good flavor and taste with 1 T extra lemon juice. I TRIED to substitute...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2004 by JEDELKIND   view full review
Excellent recipe, finished product has perfect texture and tastes great. I found that this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2007 by rosymom78   view full review
This cake worked out great. I was using it for a base in tiramisu, so instead of lemon, I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2007 by je_suis_unique   view full review
Very light and fluffy - be careful it feels like you can't get full on it. I followed some of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2006 by ELLIOTPORTER   view full review
Excellent. My great aunt used to make a similar cake, but I never had the opportunity to ask...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2007 by lolo   view full review
Oh my God, the sponge was wonderful. I think i will be making it for all my children's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2004 by AHIMSA61   view full review
This is a great recipe! A friend asked for "something lemony" for his birthday, so I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2008 by ewilson   view full review
Overall, this was pretty good. It was a nice dessert. However i didn't find it had that...

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