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Ingredients
- 2 1/4 CUPS SIFTED CAKE FLOUR
- 1 1/2 CUPS GRANULATED SUGAR
- 3 tsp. BAKING POWDER
- 1 tsp. SALT
- 1/2 CUP SALAD OIL
- 6 EGGS, SEPARTED
- 2/3 CUP COLD WATER
- 2 tsp. VANILLA EXTRACT
- GRATED ZEST OF 1 LEMON
- 1/2 tsp. CREAM OF TARTAR
- CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR TO DUST CAKE
Details
Servings 12
Preparation
Step 1
Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon. Add, in the following order, the oil, egg yolks, water, vanilla, and lemon zest. Stir with spoon until the batter is smooth. In another bowl, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Pour the batter over the egg whites in a gentle stream, then fold in very gently with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into a 10" tube pan. Take a table knife and starting in the center, around the tube, cut several circles in the batter around the pan until you reach the outer edge. This takes out the air bubbles, and prevents holes in the finished cake.
Bake the cake in a preheated 375 degrees oven for 55 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 12 minutes longer. Turn the cake pan upside down on a bottle or funnel to cool for at least 1 hour. When cool, remove from pan and dust the cake with confectioners' sugar
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