Any dessert that is named for a great movie has got to make an impression! You will find that is quite true of this cake recipe. Your friends and family will be clamoring for your secret!
Ingredients:
180 ml (6.08 fl oz) of cold water
3 egg whites
300g (10.5 oz) of white sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
250g (8.8 oz) of cake flour
2g (.07 oz) of salt
3 egg yolks
Procedure:
Preheat your oven to 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks and the cold water together for at least 10 minutes.
This should make 1 quart of mixture.
Gradually add the sugar and vanilla extract to the egg yolk mixture. Beat for at least 7 minutes.
Sift flour, salt and baking powder together then fold all into the egg yolk mixture.
Beat the egg whites, forming stiff peaks. Then fold into the egg yolk mixture.
Pour the batter into an UNGREASED 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Bake for 50 minutes.
When the cake is done, turn it upside down in the pan to cool for 1 hour.
To remove the cake from the pan, loosen the sides and gently turn cake onto a plate.
This cake can be cut into layers and filled or iced with Lemon Filling or whipped cream.