Lowney’s – Hot Water Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar (approx. 200g)
• 1 cup flour (approx. 120g)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 3 egg whites
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Method

1. Beat egg yolks until lemon-colored and thick; add sugar and continue beating.
2. Add flour, mixed and sifted with baking powder and salt, hot water, and whites of eggs beaten until stiff, with lemon juice added.

Title

Lowney’s Cook Book

Author

Maria Willet Howard