7 eggs, separated
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 cup flour
Preheat oven to 325°.
Beat egg yolks and lemon peel until frothy. Set aside.
Beat egg whites and salt until foamy. Slowly add sugar and beat until egg white begin to stiffen. Gently fold egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture. Sift flour directly into bowl and fold. Pour batter in an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake 30 to 40 minutes. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar or glaze with vanilla frosting.
Note: Different, though very similar, recipes for sunshine cake were found in recipe journals kept by communal cooks in South Amana and Amana.
This recipe comes from the cookbook Seasons of Plenty: Amana Communal Cooking and was posted with permission of author Emilie Hoppe. Learn more about the book and how to purchase it.