Sponge Cake (Berwick)

Ingredients

• 6 eggs Eggs
• 3 cupfuls Granulated Sugar
• 4 cupfuls All-Purpose Flour
• 2 teaspoonfuls Baking Powder
• 1 cupful Cold Water
• 1 pinch Salt
• 1 teaspoonful Lemon Extract

Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a shallow square cake pan. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
2. 2In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together for 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
3. 3Gradually add the sifted flour mixture to the egg mixture, alternating with the cold water. Mix until just combined. Stir in the lemon extract.
4. 4Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. 5Let the cake cool in the pan for a few minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely. Ice with Clear Icing (recipe not provided).