"What do you want to cook?"
"Something from Liberia"
"What is it?"
"Oh just a cake my Auntie makes."
"What does it have in it?"
"Hmmm...some flour,butter,baking powder,eggs..."
"Do you remember how much of each?"
"I don't know...12 eggs and I do not know the rest."
We decided on another cake recipe from one of our cookbooks and it tasted so good.Joyce is great in the kitchen.Now, this cake recipe is kind of a putzy one so I cheated and did not have Joyce follow the directions exactly.She could have done it all just fine but I was multi (more like quadruple) tasking and verbally guiding her from across the room.The cake was so good just the same and she was SO proud.
Hot Water Sponge Cake
4 eggs, separated
2 c. sugar, divided
1 c. hot water
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 c sifted flour (measure after sifting)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Beat egg whites by hand until stiff but not dry.Slowly stir in 1/4 c sugar. In separate bowl,beat egg yokes until light and lemon colored.Slowly add hot water and beat until mixture fills a large bowl.Gradually add in remaining sugar,lemon juice and vanilla.Sift together dry ingredients; stir into egg yoke mixture.Gently fold in the egg whites.Pour into ungreased tube cake pan.Start in cold oven and bake at 350 for about 1 hour or until lightly browned.
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