Hot Milk Sponge Cake for Strawberry Shortcake

by Febrina Picone Malloy

Makes 2 8" layers

Pans must be ready and oven hot so that cake can be baked the moment it is mixed.

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 + 1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1 1/2 TB butter
3/4 cup boiling hot milk
1 1/4 cup flour, all purpose or cake
1 1/2 tsp baking powder, double acting

Directions:
1. Beat eggs until very light and thick.
2. Beat in sugar, salt, and vanilla.
3. Melt butter in hot milk; beat into eggs.
4. Sift or stir together flour and baking powder, then stir into batter by hand very quickly, mixing well.
5. Immediately pour into greased pans and bake at 350° until cake spring backs when touched lightly, 18-25 minutes.

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