French Recipes - Savoy Cake

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Simple Cake Recipes

Savoy Cake for 6 – 8 People

Ingredients

7 eggs
250 g. sugar
200 g. flour
Half a packet of bicarbonate of soda
A pinch of salt

Turn the oven on to gas mark 5 (thermostat 150 degrees)
Add the sugar to the egg yolks and mix.
Whip the egg whites
Mix the bicarbonate into the flour, pour part of the flour into the egg yolks then a part of the egg whites by folding over gently, recommence to mix in all the flour in two or three goes.
Pour into a mould immediately, and cook on a slow heat for 40 minutes
remove from mould hot and place on a grill. Tips : Leave the door slightly ajar so that the air can take part in the cooking. Use a teflon mould.
For a good book of French recipes have a look at Simple French Cookery by Raymond Blanc.

For traditional English cake recipes by the legendary Mrs Beeton Mrs Beeton's Cake and Pudding Recipes for a Christmas Cake Recipe see Traditional Christmas Cake Recipe