|  | Pineapple/Nut Passover Sponge Cake --
 *  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
 PINEAPPLE/NUT PASSOVER SPONGE CAKE         --
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes
 
 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
 3/4   c            Potato starch
 1/4   c            Cake meal
 1/2   ts           Ea. ginger & nutmeg
 1/4   ts           Salt
 10       lg           Eggs (use 4 yolks-10 whites)
 2/3   c            Superfine white sugar
 1 1/2   ts           Ea. minced lemon and orange>
 Zest from navel orange.
 3       tb           Frozen pineapple concentr.
 1/2   c            Blanched almonds
 1       tb           10x sugar
 
 Preheat oven to 325 F.  Line the bottom of a 9"
 tube pan with a doughnut shaped piece of wax paper,
 notching around the cun center circle every inch.  Do
 not grease pan.  Sift first 4 ingreds. into a bowl.
 Set aside.
 
 Separate eggs, droping 4 yolks into one mixing
 machine bowl and 10 whites into another.  Using whisk
 attachment, beat egg whites on med.hi speed until
 foamy.  Turn speed up to high.  Sprinkle in half the
 sugar and beat until stiff and glossy.
 
 Set bowl with yolks on machine. Beat until light.
 Sprinkle in remaining sugar, zests and concentrate.
 Beat on high speed until well blended. Using a wooden
 spoon, stir abt. a 1/2 c. of beaten whites into yolks.
 Then pour all of yolk mixture over beaten egg whites.
 Fold in by hand in 12 sweeping strokes.  Sift dry
 ingreds. again over all and continue folding for
 another 12 strokes.  Sprinkle and fold in nuts
 (another 12 strokes would suffice.)
 
 Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing out top.  Run a
 blunt knife around sides to dispel any air bubbles.
 Bake in Center section of oven for 55 min.  Top should
 be lightly browned and toothpick, when inserted,
 should come out clean.
 
 Remove from oven and invert tube onto a 3-cup mason
 jar with a 1 1/2" neck, or any convenient holder that
 will fit the tube.  Cool for 1 1/2 hrs..  Gently
 unmold.  Peel off wax paper.  When completely cooled,
 fift confectioner's sugar over.  Cut with sharp
 serrated knife, or pull apart servings with fork.
 Frances Prince's New Jewish Cuisine
 
 
 
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