Generously grease a 10 inch tube or bundt pan with butter.
Fill a large pot or wok with enough water for steaming. Put steamer rack or
tray in the water (or use a trivet or tuna fish can with ends removed) in
center of pan. Make sure your baking pan will fit easily down inside ‘steamer’.
Heat water to boiling.
Whisk together:
2 c. Summers Sprouted Spelt Flour
1 1/2 c. Sucanat or maple sugar (or a combination)
2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
Separate 5 large eggs and beat egg whites until stiff.
Add and stir into the flour mix until smooth:
1 c. yogurt 5 egg yolks
Juice of 2 organic lemons
1-2 tsp. lemon extract
Grated rind off the 2 organic lemons
Fold egg whites into the batter & immediately pour into the baking pan.
Place pan in steamer above boiling water. Check water level every 15
minutes & add more boiling water if necessary.
Cover & steam over high heat for 55-60 minutes or until cake is
springy to touch.
Remove cake from steamer & allow to cool slightly.
Unmold onto platter & cut into slices. Serve warm or cold. While still
warm, top with glazing or frosting, if desired.
To reheat, steam 8-10 minutes.
Variation for Orange Sponge Cake: the juice of 2 organic oranges,
the grated rind of the orange and 1-2 tsp. orange ex
Lemon Sponge Cake
- 2 c Summers Sprouted Spelt Flour
- 1 1/2 c Sucanat or maple sugar (or a combination)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 5 large eggs
- 1 c yogurt
- 2 organic lemons, juiced
- 1-2 tsp lemon extract
- grated rind from 2 juiced organic lemons
Generously grease a 10 inch tube or bundt pan with butter.
Fill a large pot or wok with enough water for steaming. Put steamer rack or tray in the water (or use a trivet or tuna fish can with ends removed) in center of pan. Make sure your baking pan will fit easily down inside 'steamer'.
Heat water to boiling.
Whisk together: 2 c. Summers Sprouted Spelt Flour, 1 1/2 c. Sucanat or maple sugar (or a combination), 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. sea salt
Separate 5 large eggs and beat egg whites until stiff.
Add and stir into the flour mix until smooth: 1 c. yogurt, 5 egg yolks, Juice of 2 organic lemons, 1-2 tsp. lemon extract, Grated rind off the 2 organic lemons
Fold egg whites into the batter & immediately pour into the baking pan.
Place pan in steamer above boiling water. Check water level every 15 minutes & add more boiling water if necessary.
Cover & steam over high heat for 55-60 minutes or until cake is springy to touch
Remove cake from steamer & allow to cool slightly.
Unmold onto platter & cut into slices. Serve warm or cold. While still warm, top with glazing or frosting, if desired.
To reheat, steam 8-10 minutes.
Variation for Orange Sponge Cake: the juice of 2 organic oranges, the grated rind of the orange and 1-2 tsp. orange extract.

