sunshine cake
Yet another saved recipe from the 1920s or 30s from my Auntie Ellen. In my aunt's handwriting on yellowing notepaper, this recipe is credited simply to a friend or parishioner -- Lena.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
55 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For sunshine cake
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1-1/2 cgranulated sugar
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1/2 cwater
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6eggs, separated
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 cswansdown cake flour
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3/4 tspcream of tartar
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1 tsporange extract
How To Make sunshine cake
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1Boil sugar and water until threads drop from tip of a spoon.
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2Pour hot syrup in fine stream into beaten egg whites, to which salt has been added. beating the mixture until cool. Then add the well-beaten egg yolks.
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3Sift flour once into large bowl, measure, add cream of tartar and sift again three times.
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4Fold very carefully into the egg mixture, add extract.
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5Pour into an ungreased angel cake pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes in a moderate oven, 325 to 350 degrees.
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6When done, invert to cool.
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