Mocha Sponge Cake

Ingredients :

• 7 eggs, separated
• ½ tspn salt
• 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
• ¼ cup potato starch
• ½ cup strong coffee
• 1 ¼ cup sugar
• 2 tspn cocoa
• ¾ cup cake meal

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Pour hot coffee over finely chopped nuts. Cool. Add 2 tspn cocoa.
2. Beat whites with salt until they stand in soft peaks.
3. Add half of sugar in gradually beating until stiff.
4. Beat yolks well add rest of sugar beating until thick.
5. Add coffee mixture to yolks, blending well.
6. Add sifted meal and starch and blend. Fold into beaten egg whites.
7. Place in tube pan and bake in 325°F oven for 1 hr or longer

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