Hostess Twinkie Sponge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 salt
• 1/2 cup scalded milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 beat eggs til thick&lemon colored (about 5 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed).
• 2 gradually add the sugar a few spoons at a time; beat another 3 minutes.
• 3 slowly add flour, baking powder, salt.
• 4 beat in milk in three equal portions till blended.
• 5 add flavoring.
• 6 beat 2 minutes.
• 7 pour batter into greased & floured jelly roll pan.
• 8 bake in the center of a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 38-42 minute (or till toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool on rack, 1 hour.
• 10 cut into finger shapes to resemble the original twinkie cakes.
• 11 spread with filling and form into sandwiches.
• 12 wrap and refrigerate or freeze to use as needed.
• 13 keeps for up to 3 weeks refrigerated. freezes almost indefinitely if wrapped well.