Cloud Sponge Cake

AmyAmy

ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cup cake flour, sifted 3 times
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 cup cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs at room temperature, separated
  • 1/2 cup ice water
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • Frosting:
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 Tbsp grated orange rind
  • 1 Tbsp orange liquer

directions

  • 1

    Sift dry ingredients together. Gradually beat in water until pale and foamy. Gradually beat in sugar until completely dissolved (8-10 minutes). Beat in extract. Fold in flour mixture in 3 additions into yolk mixture. Set aside.

  • 2

    Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff. Gently fold into batter. Turn into ungreased 10" tube pan.

  • 3

    Bake at 325° for 1 hour. Invert pan over neck of bottle until cool.

  • 4

    Mix together frosting ingredients. Pour over cake.

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