Almond Sponge Cake With Brandy

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• Equal weight of castor sugar to eggs
• Equal weight of butter to eggs
• Equal weight of flour to eggs
• 3 oz almonds
• 1 egg (for mixing with almonds)
• Orange or lemon peel
• 2 tsp brandy

Method

1. 1 Weigh four eggs. Measure equal weights of castor sugar, butter, and flour.
2. 2 Pound 3 oz almonds and mix them with one egg.
3. 3 Melt the butter. In a pudding basin, mix all ingredients (eggs, sugar, flour, almond mixture, melted butter) with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes.
4. 4 Add scraped orange or lemon peel and 2 tsp brandy. Mix well.
5. 5 Spread paste in thin layers on a buttered copper baking sheet. Cover with buttered paper.
6. 6 Bake in a moderately hot oven (400°F). Cut into shapes while hot to prevent breaking.