SPONGE CAKE, No. 1.
373. Three-quarters of a pound of flour,
Twelve eggs,
One pound of sugar,
A table spoonful of rose-water.
Beat the yelks and sugar together until they are very light. Whisk the whites till they are perfectly dry, add the rose-water, then the whites and flour alternately, but do not beat it after the whites are in. Butter your pans, or if you wish to bake it in one large cake, grease a mould, pour in the mixture, and bake it. The small cakes should have sugar sifted over them before they are set in the oven, and the oven should be hot.