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SPONGE  CAKE
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SPONGE CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

594
Calories
20g
Protein
7g
Fat
112g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
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

  • a pinch of baking powder
  • 10 eggs a small glass of lemon the weight of 8 in sugar

Directions

1

10 eggs A small glass of lemon

2

The weight of 8 in sugar and whiskey, or lemon grated.

3

5 in flour

4

Break the eggs over the sugar; beat for half an hour, keeping the bowl over hot water, add the whites, and then stir in the flour lightly, and last the lemon whiskey and a pinch of baking powder. Bake nearly an hour in a quick oven. Half this makes a nice cake. Miss Hamilton.

By Hamilton, Margaret · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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