Incredibly Light Sponge Cake

8 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Unbleached All-purpose Flour
  • 1 whole Small Pinch Of Salt
  • 6 whole Large Eggs, Separated
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest, Finely Grated
  • 1 Tablespoon Cold Water
  • Optional For Serving: Fresh Berries And Whipped Cream

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. 2
    Stir flour and salt together. Set aside.
  3. 3
    Beat egg yolks until thick and pale and gradually beat in sugar. Stir in lemon juice, zest and water. Fold in the dry ingredients. Mix well.
  4. 4
    Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, then fold into batter and mix in well.
  5. 5
    Bake in an UNGREASED 10 inch tube pan for one hour or until top springs back when lightly touched.
  6. 6
    Remove cake from the oven and invert pan on a cooling rack and let it hang for 1 hour or until cool. Loosen cake from the pan with a spatula and shake out of pan.
  7. 7
    Serve with fresh berries and whipped cream or berries and topping of your choice.

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