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Portuguese Sponge Cake Recipe


Portuguese Sponge Cake Recipe
This is a WONDERFUL light sponge cake very popular with the Portuguese. The daughter of one of my patients brought this cake in for all of us and it was gone within minutes. It has a light lemon flavor and a crackly, sugary top.

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Ingredients
  • 8 eggs, separated
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. lemon peel

Directions
  1. Mix yolks, sugar and lemon.
  2. Beat whites until stiff.
  3. Alternate flour and egg whites to yolk mixture.
  4. Grease 10 inch tube pan. Do not flour pan.
  5. Pour mixture evenly into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  6. Cool on rack, turn out on plate. Do not frost.

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Comments


Yum! I am going to try this one soon! Lemon is a big hit around here!


Wow...how simple to make! :)


Oh I like this... simple! Thanks for the post!


How easy - 4 ingredients! I will have to try this, as I know I always have those ingredients handy...thank you for sharing this.


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