Layer Sponge Cake
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cup flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- rose water, flavor to taste
- 1 cup granulated sugar, for icing
- 4 tablespoon water, for icing
Directions
- Beat the yolks and whites of eggs separately (reserving the white of one egg for icing); then add the sugar to the yolks; then, whites of eggs; next, flour and baking powder; lastly, put in boiling water and place immediately in oven.
- Bake in two layers, and when cold ice with following icing: 1 cup granulated sugar, 4 tablespoonfuls water ; boil together seven minutes; then pour into the white of the egg, which has been well beaten.
- Beat all the time you are pouring the sugar into the egg; flavor; then spread on cakes when both are cool.
Other Information
Author: Jennie Macauley
Contributor: Girls' High and Normal School
Source: Alumnae Cookbook (1891-01-01)
Category: Dessert
Ingredients: egg, sugar, flour, baking powder, water, rose water
Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, egg beater, oven
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