SAVOY SPONGECAKES

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Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield Two loaves

Number Of Ingredients 6

Butter for greasing pans
7 eggs, separated
1 cup, plus 1 tablespoon,sugar, as well as sugar for coating the inside of pans
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour
1/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons, potato starch, available in supermarkets and grocery stores

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Butter the inside of two eight-cup loaf pans. Sprinkle the inside of each pan with sugar and shake it around to coat the bottom and sides.
  • Put the egg yolks and one cup of sugar in a mixing bowl and beat, preferably with an electric mixer, until the mixture is light and pale yellow. Add the vanilla.
  • Put the all-purpose flour and potato starch in a flour sifter and sift it on top of the egg yolk mixture, folding it in gently but well.
  • Beat the egg whites until they are almost stiff. Add the remaining one tablespoon of sugar and continue beating until the egg whites are stiff.
  • Add about one-third of the egg whites to the yolk mixture and beat to blend well. Add the remaining whites and fold them in.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared pans and place in the oven. Bake 30 minutes or until a straw or thin wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Unmold onto a rack and let cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 269, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 214 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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