Sponge cake recipe, Cake recipes, Cooking with eggs

The sponge cake recipe and the chiffon cake recipe are both cakes that use a lot of eggs and are of the same family. The differences in my two cakes are few but major in the end result. The sponge cake recipe has no shortening or leavening agents and the chiffon cake recipe has both shortening and leavening. This is not always true of the two cakes. Often they are one and the same.

SPONGE CAKE

• 12 Eggs separated


• 1 ½ Cups sugar


• 1 ½ Teaspoon cream of tartar


• ½ Teaspoon salt


• ¼ Cup honey


• 1 ½ Cups flour


• 1 Teaspoon grated lemon rind


• 1 ½ Teaspoons vanilla

Preheat oven to 325F degrees.

Beat the egg whites on high until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1 cup of sugar, salt, cream of tartar and honey while still beating. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.

Beat the yolks in a separate bowl. Gradually add remaining sugar and beat until thick and light in color.

Gently fold yolk mixture into the whites. Fold in the rind, flour and vanilla. Turn into an ungreased tube cake pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove from oven and invert cake to cool.

Like the sponge cake, the chiffon cake has many eggs.

CHIFFON CAKE RECIPE

• 1 Cup egg whites (7 or 8 whites)


• 2 ½ Cups sifted cake flour


• 3 Teaspoons baking powder


• ½ Cup cooking oil


• ¼ Cup cold water


• 2 Teaspoons vanilla


• ½ Teaspoon cream of tartar


• 1 ½ Cups sugar


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• 5 Egg yolks


• ½ Cup milk


• 2 Teaspoons grated lemon rind

Preheat oven to 325F degrees.

Beat the egg whites in a large mixing bowl until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form. In another bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and add the oil, egg yolks, water, milk, vanilla and lemon rind. Beat until smooth and well blended. Pour egg yolk mixture gradually over the whites and gently fold in until blended. Pour into an ungreased tube pan. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove from oven and invert cake pan to cool.

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