13. 14,

remain in pan 5 minutes after removing from oven. over rack and allowed to stand until cool.

Test for oven without thermometer—if a piece of white paper turns a deep yellow in 5 minutes it is ready for butter cake—if it turns a light yellow in 5 minutes it is ready for sponge cake.

Do not open oven door until cake is set and do not jar oven while cake is baking.

When baked, cake shrinks from the pan, or if broom straw or bone knitting needle is inserted into the middle of cake and comes out perfectly clean, it is certain that cake

Sponge cakes should be inverted

is baked.

Defects . Falling or heavy product:

fond

Causes

Too little flour; too slow a fire; too much sugar or fat:

uneven temperature of oven

. Coarse-grained cake: . Cracks on top of cake: . Uneven rising:

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. Rough edges: 333 SPONGE CAKE

6 eggs

| cup white sugar

| tablespoon lemon juice 1% grated lemon rind

14 teaspoon salt

14 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup Purity Flour

14 teaspoon baking powder

Method:—1. Beat egg yolks until thick. 2. Add sugar gradually. 3. Add lemon juice and rind and continue beating. 4. Add salt and cream of tartar to beaten egg whites. 5. Fold in part of egg white mixture to Mixture No. 3. 6. Sift flour with baking powder 3 times and add to Mixture No. 3. 7. Fold in carefully remainder of egg whites. 8. Bake 1 hour in slow oven of 225 degrees. 9. Invert pan and cool.

334 ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

3 eggs

| cup white sugar

Juice and rind of orange

| cup Purity Flour

2 teaspoons baking powder 1g teaspoon salt

Too much shortening; careless mixing.

Too much flour; too hot an oven.

Improper placing of cake in pan or in oven; too much flour; uneven heat of oven.

Too much sugar; too much fat; too little flour.

Method:—1. Beat eggs until thick and lemon colored. 2. Add sugar gradually. 3. Add juice and grated rind of orange. 4. Sift flour with baking powder and salt 3 times and add to Mixture No. 3. 5. Bake in tube pan in moderate oven of 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

335 LEMON SPONGE CAKE

4 eggs

| cup white sugar

Juice and rind of | lemon

2 cups Purity Flour

3 teaspoons baking powder — lf teaspoon salt

34 cup cold water

Method:—1. Beat eggs until light. 2. Add sugar gradually. 3. Add grated rind and juice of lemon. 4. Sift flour with baking powder and salt 3 times and add alternately with water to Mixture No. 3. 5. Bake in tube pan in moderate oven of 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

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