Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• Eggs
• Weight of eggs in sugar
• Half the weight of eggs in flour
• If wanted: lemon, rose, or vanilla extract, nutmeg, brandy, pounded almonds, or grated cocoanut

Directions

1. Beat the yolks of the eggs and the sugar together.
2. Then add in the flour.
3. Beat the egg whites into a froth, then add them to the mixture. 
4. Mix everything together thoroughly.
5. Pour the mixture into a paper lined basin or pan and bake in the oven.
6. If desired lemon, rose, or vanilla extract can be added in.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Heather Meloling
Louisiana Anthology
March 26, 2022