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9 Egg Passover Sponge Cake

Jewish Holidays
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Lois Waldman
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Ingredients

  • 9 eggs, separated
  • 6 Tbsp water
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup unsifted Manischewitz® Cake Meal
  • ¾ cup unsifted Manischewitz® Potato Starch
  • tsp grated lemon rind
  • ½ tsp salt, if desired

Instructions

  • Beat egg yolks with water, lemon juice and sugar until light and fluffy (3 minutes at medium speed using an electric mixer).
  • Gradually add cake meal, potato starch and lemon rind and continue beating for an additional 2 minutes at medium speed.
  • Beat egg whites with salt until a very firm peak is formed, and fold beaten egg whites into batter gently but thoroughly.
  • Pour into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan, and bake in oven at 350º F for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched lightly with a finger.
  • Invert pan and cool thoroughly before removing from pan.

Notes

Can be served with strawberries.