Passover Lemon Sponge Cake

Passover Lemon Sponge Cake

A light, fluffy, and eggy sponge cake baked in an angel food cake pan makes a perfect Passover treat. It's flavored with orange and lemon peel and made with potato and matzo meal cake flour.

Preparation Time
25 mins
Cooking Time
60 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Calories
316 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch angel food cake pan.
Step 2
Beat the egg yolks into a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Gradually add the sugar until completely incorporated. Beat in the orange juice, lemon zest, and orange zest. Sift the potato flour and matzo cake meal together in a bowl; gently stir into the egg yolk mixture.
Step 3
Beat the egg whites in a bowl with the salt using an electric mixer on high speed until stiff and shiny. Use a rubber spatula to fold 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of the mixture, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add the remaining egg whites, folding until just incorporated. Gently pour the batter into the prepared angel food cake pan.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is set and lightly browned, about 1 hour. Remove from oven, invert the pan, and let cool completely before removing the cake from the pan.

Ingredients

  • 1 pinch salt
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 cup matzo cake meal
  • 12 room temperature eggs, separated
  • zest from 1 orange
  • 0.5 cup orange juice
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 0.25 cup potato flour

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