Gone with the Wind Cake
Description
This is a lovely sponge cake that is reminiscent of the Deep South. May be cut into layers and filled and iced with lemon filling, or with whipped cream.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup cold water
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3 egg yolks
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3 egg whites
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Beat cold water and egg yolks together until mixture makes 1 quart--at least 10 minutes. Slowly add sugar and vanilla to egg yolk mixture, beating for at least 7 minutes more.
3
Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt together. Fold into the egg yolk mixture.
4
Beat egg whites until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold one third of the egg white mixture into the batter to lighten; fold in remaining egg whites. Pour batter into an ungreased tube pan.
5
Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip, about 50 minutes. Turn upside down to cool in pan for 1 hour. Loosen sides and coax from pan.