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Passover Sponge Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Passover Sponge Cake

9 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

743
Calories
24g
Protein
7g
Fat
145g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 9 Eggs, separated
  • 1 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 2/5 cup Potato starch
  • 1/4 cup Cold water
  • 3/5 cup Cake flour
  • 1/2 Orange-juice and rind
  • 1/2 Lemon-juice and rind
  • =

Directions

1

Separate eggs putting whites in mixing bowl and yolks in cold water.

2

Beat whites by hand or electric mixer until stiff but not dry.

3

Gradually add sugar.

4

Add yolks and water mixture and beat well.

5

Add juices and rinds and beat well.

6

Add cake flour and starch that have been mixed with very low mixer or by hand.

7

Be sure that the flour mixture is thoroughly blended.

8

Put in angel food cake pan and bake about 45 min. or until done in 350°F. oven.

9

You can improvise by adding nuts, cinnamon-sugar, or other things but the basic recipe is moist and tasty and wonderful especially as the base for fruits)

Recipe sourced from fandom

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