Superb Sponge Cake
Ingredients
6 eggs
1 C. sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 C. cake flour
1/2 C. water
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
Cooking Instructions
Beat egg yolks until thick. Add salt, lemon juice, and grated rind. Stir into egg mixture. Combine sugar and water and cook until syrup threads at 236 degrees. Pour slowly in a fine stream over egg whites, which have been whipped until they hold their shape. Continue whipping until cool. Carefully fold in first mixture. Sift flour, measure, and sift. Fold carefully into egg mixture. Pour into ungreased tube pan. Bake in slow oven at 325 degrees for about 1 hour.
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