Layer Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
• 8 eggs
• 12 tablespoons of water
• 2 cups of flour
• 2 level teaspoons of Dixie baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
• Optional: pecans, chocolate, etc. 

Directions

1. Mix 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 5 eggs, 3 tablespoons of water, 2 cups of flour, and 2 level teaspoons of Dixie baking powder.
2. Pour into pans.
3. Bake in the oven. 

Cooked Icing Filling

1. Cook 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar and 9 tablespoons of water until it begins to rope.
2. Pour it into the whites of 3 eggs. 
3. Beat this well until it cools. 
4. Mix it with pecans, chocolate, or anything you prefer.
5. Spread between layers of cake. This will make 4 good layers. 

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Allyson Foster
Louisiana Anthology
July 19, 2022