Sponge Cake (Almond)

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cupfuls Sugar
• 8 Eggs
• 1 1/4 cupfuls Flour
• 1/2 teaspoonful Royal Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoonful Royal Extract Bitter Almonds
• 1 1/2 gills Water

Instructions

1. 1Boil the sugar with the water until it reaches the hard-crack stage (when a small amount dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads). This should take approximately 10 minutes.
2. 2Pour the hot sugar syrup immediately onto the eggs, which have been whipped for 10 minutes. Continue whipping for another 20 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
3. 3Gently fold in the flour, sifted with the baking powder, and the almond extract. Pour the batter into a well-buttered cake mold. Bake in a preheated oven at 425°F (220°C) for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.