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SPONGE    CAKE
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SPONGE CAKE

4 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

90
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
4g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

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

  • ten eggs
  • six eggs
  • twelve eggs
  • one large lemon

Directions

1

Balance ten eggs with sugar, six eggs with flour, break twelve eggs, leaving out the yolks of two. Beat the yolks and whites separately, until very light, then mix; add the sugar, few spoonsful at a time, stir in the flour in small quantities, beat the mixture very little. Add the peel and juice of one large lemon. To be baked with a slow heat.

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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