Italian Recipes: Pan Di Spagna - Sponge Cake

Pan Di Spagna - Sponge Cake

Ingredients

5 egg yolks
5 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind

Directions

Place egg yolks and sugar in mixing bowl and beat until it becomes lemon colored. Start adding the flour a little at a time, making sure to blend in well. Add vanilla and lemon rind. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake batter. Pour cake batter into buttered and floured, or use non stick, 18 inch square cake pan. Bake at 375? oven for 40 minutes. Turn over on cake rack and cool.