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Sunday, October 17, 2010

And the winner is....

.....Adriana from Bittersweet Baker! Congratulations Adriana! I will contact you soon about the details!

Hee hee, see that finger? It's my brother's...he wanted a picture of his finger with the winner's name. Don't ask why....But yes, I used lots of little pieces of paper instead of a random generator. I'm old school....like this sponge cake! Yum. Light and fluffy, perfect with fresh fruit..or maybe some tart apples? Oh, I forgot, here's a picture of all the little pieces of paper! :)



Two pieces of cake waiting to be layered!

Classic Sponge Cake
adapted from azcookbook
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
5 large eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup apricot jam

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350F . Butter a 9-inch round cake pan.
2. Sift the flour onto a sheet of parchment paper or onto a plate. Set aside.
3. In a large, deep bowl, combine the egg yolks with 1/2 cup of the sugar until light in color and thick, about 5 minutes.  Whisk in juice. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, using a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment or a hand mixer, beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until they form soft peaks and have tripled in volume. Slowly pour in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and beat until the whites are stiff and glossy.
5. Using a rubber spatula, gently but quickly fold one-third of the beaten egg whites into the yolk-sugar mixture. Fold in one-half of the flour. Fold in the another third of the whites, followed by the remaining flour. Finally, fold in the remaining whites until the batter is smooth.
6. Pour into prepared pan, and bake for 20-30 minutes
7. Once done, cool on rack
8. Cut cake in half horizontally
9. Evenly spread jam on one half, top with cake.
10. Top with whipped cream or frosting or plain, and serve

 Stacked with a thin layer of jam..uh oh i forgot to take a picture of it frosted. Whoops :( well anyways, it was a delicious end to a great meal!

3 comments:

  1. haha...your borther's cute! My sister loves sticking her fingers into my photos too!! Mmm...the cake looks really yummy! Nevermind that there isn't a photo of the frosted cake- it looks delicious all the same!

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  2. von: haha! thanks!

    torviewtoronto: thanks!

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