Title: Greek Sponge Cake (Pantespani)
Categories: Cake Dessert Greek Blank
Yield: 16 Servings

1	c	Sugar
5		Eggs; separated
1/2	lb	Butter; melted
1	c	Flour
		Juice and grated rind of 1 orange
4	ts	Baking powder
		Syrup:
2	c	Water
1	c	Sugar
2		Jiggers orange curacao; or
2	ts	Orange extract

Beat sugar and egg yolks well. Stir in melted butter, the rind and juice of orange, flour and baking powder. Carefully fold in egg whites, stiffly beaten. Pour into a buttered 8x10 or 9x9" baking pan. Bake at 375 F. for 10 minutes; lower oven temperature to 350 F. and bake for 30 mins. longer or until cake tests done. Cool. Pour hot syrup over the cake. Cut into squares or diamon-shaped pieces. Syrup: Combine water and sugar; bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add orange curacao or orange extract. Makes 16 servings. The Greeks Have a Recipe for It, favorite recipes compiled by the Philoptochos Society of St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, Melbourne, Florida, 1981 MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn. com

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #5 by fatfree-request@fatfree.com on Sep 18, 1997

Recipe by: The Greeks Have a Recipe for It, subm. by Fran Hadjilogiou

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