Pan di Spagna (Italian Sponge Cake ) Recipe

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Pan di Spagna (Italian Sponge Cake )
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
459
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups pastry flour , sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp grated fresh lemon rind (optional)

Directions:

  1. Place egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until lemon colored.
  2. Add flour, a little at a time, blending it in well.
  3. Add vanilla and lemon rind (if using it).
  4. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into cake mixture.
  5. Butter and flour a 18inch square (or a 9 x 13 x 3, or a 11 x 17 x 2inch half-sheet) cake pan**.
  6. Pour cake batter into prepared pan and bake at 375°F for 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  7. Remove cake from oven and turn out (of pan) onto a cake rack to cool.
  8. When completely cool, cake may be sliced horizontally to form 2 or 3 thin layers.
  9. Cake can be tightly wrapped and frozen (up to 3 weeks) for future use.
  10. **Please check your oven size, to make sure pan will fit properly.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 459.35 Kcal (1923 kJ)
Calories from fat 89.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.99g 15%
Cholesterol 205.96mg 69%
Sodium 155.13mg 6%
Potassium 211.35mg 4%
Total Carbs 79.74g 27%
Sugars 58.85g 235%
Dietary Fiber 0.75g 3%
Protein 13.23g 26%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 49.3mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 211.83 Kcal (887 kJ)
Calories from fat 41.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.61g 15%
Cholesterol 94.98mg 69%
Sodium 71.54mg 6%
Potassium 97.46mg 4%
Total Carbs 36.77g 27%
Sugars 27.14g 235%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 3%
Protein 6.1g 26%
Iron 0.5mg 6%
Calcium 22.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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