Baker Bew

I think we have found one of Bew's passions. Actually Grandma found it, but that's all good too!

Bew loves to bake and she and Grandma perfected her skills with an awesome cake. As you can tell from the last picture, it went over very well with our family :)

SPONGE CAKE

My Very Favorite Cake

8 Large eggs (room temperature)

1 ½ cups sifted flour (half cake flour and half bread flour)

½ tsp salt

1 tsp double acting baking powder

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

½ tsp cream of tartar

1/3 cup cold water

1 tsp lemon extract

1 tsp vanilla

Set oven at 375. Have ready a 10x4” deep tube pan

Separate eggs. Add cream of tartar to the egg whites. Beat high speed until soft peaks are formed. Sprinkle in ½ cup of sugar. Beat until very stiff.

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and one cup of sugar.

Combine yolks with cold water, lemon extract, and vanilla.

Add yolk mixture to flour mixture. Beat on low speed until blended.

Fold egg whites into flour mixture until blended.

Pour into the ungreased tube pan. Cut through the batter and fold over a few times.

Bake approximately 35 minutes. Invert and hang until cool. Remove from pan and top with icing or with a glaze and fresh berries.