Light, spongy, and with hints of lemon and vanilla, this melt-in-your-mouth cake makes a beautiful presentation at Passover (or anytime) and is truly delicious. Top with fresh berries for an absolutely beautiful holiday dessert.
Course
Desserts
Cuisine
Jewish
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time1hour30minutes
Total Time1hour45minutes
Servings10servings
Ingredients
6eggs, separated
1 1/3cupssugar
1/2cuphot water
juice of one lemon
zest of one lemon
1/2tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2cuppotato flour
1/2cupmatzo cake meal
1/2tsp.Kosher salt
strawberries for garnish (optional)
1/2cupPassover Confectioner's sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
Butter (or spray with non-stick spray) and flour either a tube pan or an 8-inch round cake pan that is 3" high. Line pan with parchment paper and butter or spray the parchment with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar together until light. Stir in the hot water, vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine and sift together the flour and cake meal. Add to the wet ingredients.
In an electric mixer or with handheld mixer, beat egg whites and salt until whites are stiff. Gently fold into the batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 90 minutes. Remove from oven and invert pan on wire rack (turn cake upside down while still in pan) and allow cake to cool in pan for 10 -15 minutes before removing. Let cake cool for 1 hour before serving.
Dust with Passover Confectioner's sugar and top with fresh strawberries before serving.
Passover Confectioners Sugar
Place 1/3 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon potato starch in a spice grinder and grind until it becomes powdery. This can be stored in an air tight container, at room temperature for up to 1 month.