Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup Mina's Purely Divine All-Purpose Baking Mix
• 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• 9 egg yolks
• 1 large egg
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• ½ tsp. lemon extract
• ¾ cup boiling water

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Line bottoms of two 9" cake pans with parchment paper, do not grease or spray
3. Sift mix, baking powder, and salt 3 times and set aside
4. In mixer bowl combine egg yolks and egg, beat 5 minutes until thick and creamy
5. Slowly add sugar and beat 10 minutes
6. Fold in lemon juice, lemon zest and lemon extract
7. Sift dry ingredients into the bowl and fold until combined. Do not over mix
8. Add boiling water and fold in until just blended
9. Pour into pans and smooth tops
10. Bake 40-45 minutes until tops become golden and pick comes out clean
11. Cool in pans. Run knife around sides to loosen

Yields: Two 9" round cakes