White Sponge Cake
Origin: Clarksville, Tennessee
Source: Martha McCulloch-Williams, 1913
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- salt
Instructions
- Beat the egg whites until very stiff. Add a tiny pinch of salt to the eggs. Gradually add the sugar to the beaten whites. Sift the flour twice with the baking powder, then fold this mixture into the egg-white mixture.