For six eggs, beat half a cup of butter to a cream, then beat in, one at a time, the yolks of four eggs, with a dash of salt and of pepper; add half a cup of boiling water and two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and cook over hot water, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.
Sponge Cake for Jelly Roll
We should be glad to know which recipe for sponge cake published in this magazine did not turn out successfully. We have given recipes for many grades of sponge cake, but all have been used by us repeatedly with good results. Any recipe for good sponge cake may be used for a jelly roll, but some formulas will give a dry and others a moist cake. The first of the following recipes is for a small, inexpensive cake.
Recipes for Sponge Cake for Jelly Roll
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2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of flour
1/4 a teaspoonful of salt
2½ level teaspoonfuls of baking powder