Egg Recipes for Spring, when the chickens are laying up a storm! These two recipes will use up a dozen eggs, whites for the angel food, yolks for the sponge cake: Golden Sponge Cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Ingredients: 12 egg yolks 3 cups cake flour 2 ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp lemon extract 1 cup cold water - Sift cake flour and sugar (separately) once before measuring. - Sift together three times: flour, baking powder, and salt. - In mixing bowl, beat egg yolks on No. 8 speed until very fluffy and thick. - Gradually beat in sugar. - Beat 2 more minutes on #8 speed (high) and scrape bowl. - Turn to #2 speed (low) and add vanilla, lemon extract, and cold water. - Then gradually, but quickly add sifted flour mixture while beating on #2 speed, scrape bowl. Beat only enough to blend, about 2 minutes. - Pour batter into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan. - Bake 1 hour or until golden brown. - Invert cake to cool. - Loosen sides with spatula or knife and remove from pan. I make the sponge cake first since the yolks don't have to be room temp. Angel Food Cake Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups egg whites brought to room temp 1 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar 1 cup sifted cake flour 1 cup sugar 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar 1 ½ tsp vanilla ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp almond extract - Sift powdered sugar and cake flour separately once, measure for correct amount and sift together four more times. - Place egg whites in a large bowl, add salt, cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond extract. - Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. - Gradually add sugar 2 Tbsp at a time. - Beat on #8 (high) speed until stiff peaks form, but not dry peaks. - On lowest speed add powdered sugar and flour. - Take off of mixer and finish mixing by hand with a rubber spatula folding over easy. - Pour (spoon) into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan. - With a knife or spatula, carefully cut through batter in circular motion 6 times to release large air bubbles. - Bake at, on lowest rack in oven, for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. - Invert pan until cool. Loosen with spatula and remove from pan. |
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