COCOA SPONGE CAKE
- 2 ozs. (¼ cup) cocoa
- 3 eggs
- 1 gill (½ cup) cold water
- 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder
- 1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoonful salt
- 7 ozs. (1¾ cups) flour
- ¼ teaspoonful grated nutmeg
- 12 ozs. (1½ cups) sugar
Beat up the yolks of the eggs till light, then add the water, sugar, and vanilla. Mix together the flour, nutmeg, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder, then add them to the sugar. Fold in the whites of eggs stiffly beaten and bake in a quick oven in a buttered earthenware dish till ready.