Photo Credit: Saraizel Senderovits

Oh, the joy of finding the perfect Pesach cake!This one is simple tomake and holds up beautifully. Instead of finding a variety of successful recipes, I prefer to work with one basic recipe and change up the flavors.

YIELDS 1 TUBE PAN

• 7 eggs, separated,room temperature
• 1 whole egg, room temperature
• 1½ cups sugar
• juice of ½ lemon
• 1 cup potato starch

OPTIONAL FLAVOR ADD-INS

• 2 cups blueberries + zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup fresh cranberries +zest of 1 orange
• 1 cup chocolate chunks
• 1 cup sprinkles

OPTIONAL GLAZE

• 1½–2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• juice of ½ lemon
• 1 Tbsp oil
• 1 Tbsp hot water

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).Add the whole egg to the yolks.In a stand mixer, beat the egg whites,gradually adding sugar, until soft peaksform.In a small bowl, beat the egg and yolks with lemon juice. Slowly fold the yolks into the whites.Sift potato starch into batter, one third at a time, folding gently after each addition. Gently fold in add-ins, if using.Pour batter into an ungreased tubepan and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.Invert cake to cool.If desired, make the glaze: Mix Ingredients together, starting with 1½ cups confectioners sugar. Add more until you reach desired thickness. You don’t want it too runny. Spread over the cooled cake.

Note:This recipe can be baked in 3 loaf pans. Reduce baking time to 40 minutes

Tips: Beat egg whites only until soft peaks.Soft Peaks will continue to grow while baking,while stiff peaks are more likely to collapse.

Use egg whites at room temperature, as they'll beat up more nicely.

Do not grease the tube pan and be sure to invert to cool.

Fold gently!The goal is to retain as much of the whipped volume as possible. If you dump all the ingredients on top of the beaten whites,they will deflate.

(Originally featured in Family Table, Issue 734)