This family-favorite recipe delivers a simple tea-time cake with the bright, sunshine-y flavors of lemon and vanilla.
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 5 tablespoons boiling water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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1
Separate eggs. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together three times.
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2
In a large mixing bowl, beat yolks until lemon colored. mix in sugar a little at a time. Stir in the lemon extract, vanilla extract and boiling water until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture just until moistened. Whip the egg whites to soft peaks, and fold into the batter.
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3
Pour the batter into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven, and invert the pan over a bottle. Cool and remove from pan.
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