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SPONGE CAKE
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SPONGE CAKE

4 ingredients 5 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

127
Calories
6g
Protein
5g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
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

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 heaping teaspoon baking 1 cup sugar

Directions

1

5 eggs. 1 heaping teaspoon baking

2

1 cup sugar. powder sifted with flour

3

1 cup water. 5 times.

4

1% cups flour. Flavor to taste.

5

Cook sugar with water until it is a thick syrup. Let cool and pour over well beaten yolks of eggs. Fold in flour, then the beaten whites, and flavor. Bake quickly in layers or in a sheet.

By Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Lyles, 1860-1924 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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