sponge cake/ hot milk

(from maude’s recipe box)

Categories: Cakes/Pies/Pastry

Ingredients

  • 260 grams-2 C-all purpose flour
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 1 C milk
  • 4 large eggs-room temp
  • 428 grams-2 C sugar- white divided
  • 1 T orange zest
  • 1 t vanilla

Directions

  1. heat oven 325 with a rack in middle

  2. 9 inch tube pan with removable bottom

  3. in bowl combine dry ingredients

  4. Beat egg yoks with 1 C sugar-until pale yellow and about doubled in volume 3-4 minutes-scrape down side of bow

  5. Heat milk untl 185 degrees-set asidel

  6. With mixer running on low slowly add warm milk, scrape bowl.

  7. Add vanilla and beat about 1 minute

  8. mixer on low add flour mixture in 1/3’s-mixing until almost incorporated, about 30 seconds each time

  9. remove bowl from mixer and gently fold to be sure flour is incorporated

  10. In clean bowl, with whisking attachment, whip egg whites on medium high until light and foamy- about 1 minute

  11. mixer running- gradually add remaining 1 C sugar and continue whipping until whites are thick and glossy and hold VERY droopy, soft peaks, about 2 minutes

  12. Using spatula, add 1/3 egg whites in batter until mostly combinedGently fold in remaining egg whites until no streaks remain. Batter is light and airy, but pourable.

  13. Pour into UNGREASED tube pan.

  14. Bake until golden brown and toothpick, inserted 2 inches from edge, comes out clean.

  15. Immediately invert pan. cool 1 hour

  16. Remove from pan after 1 hour

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