Almond Rose Water Cake

Ingredients

• 10 eggs
• 1 lb loaf sugar
• ½ lb almonds
• ½ lb flour
• 1 nutmeg
• Rose water or lemon juice

Method

1. 1 Beat egg yolks first, then add sugar and beat until very light.
2. 2 Blanch and pound almonds with rose water or lemon juice.
3. 3 Alternately add the almond mixture and flour to the egg mixture.
4. 4 Fold in well-beaten egg whites.
5. 5 Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 90 minutes for one large cake, or less time for small pans, watching carefully.