Boiling Water Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 7 large eggs
• ¾ lb (340g) granulated sugar
• ¼ cup (60ml) boiling water
• ½ cup (60g) all-purpose flour, well dried

Method

1. 1 Separate 3 egg whites from the yolks. Beat the 4 yolks and 3 whole eggs vigorously with a whisk until pale and thick.
2. 2 Beat the sugar until fine, then add the boiling water. Pour this hot syrup into the eggs while beating continuously for 30 minutes or more until thick and ribbon-like.
3. 3 Just before baking, gently fold in the dried flour. Do not beat after adding flour to avoid making the cake heavy.
4. 4 Line a cake tin with parchment paper. Pour in the batter and bake in a quick oven (425°F) for 1 hour.