Egg-yolk Sponge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 large egg yolks
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 3/4 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 ° f (165 ° c).
• 2 sift together twice: flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 in large mixing bowl beat egg yolks and whole egg with an electric mixer until thick and lemon colored (about 5 minutes).
• 4 gradually add sugar, beating after each addition.
• 5 this should take about 10 minutes.
• 6 fold in orange rind, orange juice, and lemon extract.
• 7 sift dry ingredients into egg and sugar mixture and fold in.
• 8 do not stir or beat.
• 9 add boiling water and fold in quickly, just until liquid is blended.
• 10 pour batter into one ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• 11 bake at 325° f for 60 to 65 minutes.
• 12 turn cake over in pan on wire rack or neck of bottle and let cake hang for 1 hour or until cool.
• 13 loosen cake sides from pan with metal spatula or thin knife and shake from pan.
• 14 dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.