Featherlight Cake Recipe

Featherlight Cake

From jo_jo_ba 15 years ago

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30 minutes to make
Serves 12

Another good ol' classic, this one is a light lemon tube cake from my paternal grandma (who never baked as long as I could remember). All I've changed is the wording to make it a bit easier to understand. I've yet to try this out at home, if you do, please share your results! Read more See less

sweet
lemony
sour
tart
citrusy
vanilla
spongy
light
cakey
summery
simple
fatfree
lowfat
easy
eggwhites
whipped
hotwater
cake
tubepan
bake

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup cake flour shopping list
2 1/2 tsp baking powder shopping list
1/4 tsp salt shopping list
2/3 cup superfine sugar shopping list
2/3 cup hot water shopping list
1/2 tbsp vanilla shopping list
2 tbsp grated lemon zest shopping list
3 egg whites, room temperature shopping list

How to make it

Preheat oven to 350F.
Sift flour with baking powder, salt, and half the sugar.
Add boiling water slowly and whip until smooth with a hand mixer.
Beat in vanilla and lemon zest.
Beat egg whites until beginning to peak.
Add remaining sugar to egg whites beat until thick, smooth and stiff.
Fold gently into the batter.
Pour into a lightly greased and sugared tube pan.
Bake 25 - 30 minutes.
Invert to cool completely.

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cacklingcat La Center, WA
lor Toronto, Canada
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bloom Dusseldorf, DE
morninlite Kalamazoo, MI
clbacon Birmingham, AL
gejr45 Greer, SC
jo_jo_ba Oshawa, CA
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" It was excellent "
lor ate it and said...
Wonderful passed down recipe Jo_Jo! Thanks so much for submitting it for all of us to try. I'm pretty sure my Mother made a cake very similar to this. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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bluewaterandsand ate it and said...
Lawdy, I remember the hand mixer.This sounds fantastic. I am doing it on Monday for my friend's Birthday. She will love it cause it's low fat!
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desertgal 15 years ago
YUM!
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krumkake 15 years ago
Oh yeah, I remember my grandmother and her hand mixer - it was the only way she ever whipped her cream...I'd hate to try it today (those were some strong women!). I'm sure your grandmother's recipe would produce a wonderful, light, delicious cake - I love those "old" recipes and methods, so I will have to give this one a try. Thanks!
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maggiehc 15 years ago
I've never seen this method with the boiling water. I'm going to give it a try.
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" It was excellent "
gejr45 ate it and said...
This sounds good. I will try it real soon. Thank You
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jo_jo_ba 15 years ago
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 97.8
Total Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 14.0 mg
Total Carbs: 21.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 2.4 g
WW Points: 2
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This sounds good. I will try it real soon. Thank You

gejr45 in Greer loved it
Lawdy, I remember the hand mixer.This sounds fantastic. I am doing it on Monday for my friend's Birthday. She will love it cause it's low fat!

bluewaterandsand in GAFFNEY loved it
Wonderful passed down recipe Jo_Jo! Thanks so much for submitting it for all of us to try. I'm pretty sure my Mother made a cake very similar to this. I'll let you know how it turns out.

lor in Toronto loved it

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